Well, the Bubonic Plague, for one thing, severely hindered progress by wiping out a vast population in Europe. Wars didn't really help, either, whether by political or religious means, and terrible communication with other countries provided little means to have the geniuses of the world effectively communicate their ideas and collaborate. When cultures that speak a unique language die out, they take their language with them. This is the case for alchemists, who had their own forms of notations, even though their total known contributions were enough to make way for Chemistry to succeed it.
Fear was also a big part of it. Roger Bacon was a man who experimented with steam power, and was far ahead of his time. Unfortunately, the less articulate would drop by, not welcomed in the least, and scurry back with tales of "the devil screaming from its gates." It can be imagined how hard it would be to actually know things.
Technology will continue to develop slower than it should, especially since it is practically legal to restrict access to it, as with closed-source software or classified test technologies by governments, or simply refusing to share a certain man's findings (we're looking at you, Russia!)
A vital question is: "What is technology?"
Many early civilisations showed evidence of the most amazing technology. Several thousand years later, the modern world looks back at their technology and says, "How did they do that?" How did they build the pyramids? (Recent evidence shows it was not slave labour.) How did Noah build the ark? (Bear in mind that Noah's ark is a story common to many ancient civilisations, and not just found in The Bible) What is the origin and purpose of the simple machines that have been uncovered? The Antikythera Mechanism, for example, continues to confound modern man. And little is known about the secrets that enabled the ancient Egyptians to build the Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria.
It would seem that humanity had technology, but that it was a simple and far more effective technology. There was no need for all the trappings that we now consider technology.
Perhaps the question that should be asked is: why do we now need such elaborate technology to live? Why have we now lost the ability to make simple but effective devices?
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Not looking for a philosophical, existential answer, but point taken. Seems to me that the great American experiment became the fertile ground that finally broke it all open.
Thousands of years ago.
Technology has changed majorly in the past thousand years, which has seen the invention of the printing press, the Industrial Revolution and the age of computers. Technological inventions have also become much smaller, as seen in cell phones.
England by William the Conquer. He improved the one that had been in use for thousands of years in ancient Egypt .
The aboriginal people practised slavery for perhaps thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
Cannabis has been known to the human race for thousands of years. There were traces of cannabis found in pipes dug up from the time of Shakespeare. It has been found in graves dug up that are over 2,000 years old.
It is impossible to predict with certainty when, or if, humanity will become extinct. The future of humanity is influenced by factors such as advancements in technology, environmental changes, and societal decisions. It is important for us to focus on sustainable practices and addressing global challenges to ensure the long-term survival of our species.
It will take humanity about thousands and thousands to live on Saturn.Temperature will be a major problem.If we barely supposedly got to the moon.Saturn's temperature is -270 degrees imagine that besides we will weight from 5 to 20 pounds more it will take the human body about years to adjust at that weight
The full history of science and technology would require many thousands of pages to describe, however, to summarize, we gradually learn new things, over a period of thousands of years.
A terminal moraine marks the farthest advance of a glacier.Locally, we have some terminal moraines of hundreds of thousands of years old, and ranging down to about 18 000 years.
It has predicted events such as solar eclipses to within a thirty second margin of error thousands of years in advance.
Millennials is an abbreviation of "millennial generation" and is a term used by demographers that refers to a segment of the population born between the years of 1980 and 2000. Millennials are sometimes referred to as "Generation Y" in the media.
PA systems as with all other technology has continued to advance in recent years. The most recent advances have been in allowing for Digital PA sytems,with integrated video.
thousands of years. They are both plural nouns
About 75 years
I have high doubts that this will happen. Especially in the next twenty years. The Goverment probably wouldn't want too many people, and wouldn't allow it. I hope this helped.
Gliese 581c is about 20 light years from Earth.With present technology,it would take many thousands of years to get there.
because the saw it happening. they didn't have much technology so the believed with their eyes.