TUTO INNOVATIVE MAJOR INNOVATIONS IN MODERN HUMAN HISTORY

 

MAJOR INNOVATIONS IN MODERN HUMAN HISTORY:

1.     THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WE

            The Internet was first developed in the 1960s. The Internet is a computer network that connects many computers. Arpanet, the first network connecting multiple devices, was successfully constructed in 1969. The year 1983 is officially recognized as the "birth" of the Internet, however other discoveries before to that period were also critical to its development. With the introduction of the World Wide Web by English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1990, the Internet took on a more recognizable form. Despite the fact that the World Wide Web required multiple technical advances to function, the impact of the Internet was quickly recognized, and by the mid-1990s, the Internet had millions of users. By standardizing the way web pages were written and the way these pages could be accessed and retrieved through the use of hypertext and hypermedia links, the World Wide Web effectively made resources easier to access by computers on an Internet network. Clearly, the twentieth century was a time of enormous technical advancement. The inventions mentioned in this article are something that most of us utilize on a daily basis. It's impossible to overstate the impact they've had on our lives and on mankind as a whole. The pages you see when you're online on a device are known as the world wide web, or web for short. The internet, on the other hand, is the network of connected computers that the web runs on, as well as the conduit through which emails and data move. Consider the internet to be the highways that connect towns and cities. The internet became accessible to everyone, not just scientists, thanks to the World Wide Web. It connected the world in such a way that individuals could receive knowledge, share it, and communicate more easily. People can now share their work and ideas through social networking sites, blogs, video sharing, and other means.

2.     Space Travel and Satellites

Space flight was the second great advance. In contrast to nuclear weapons, the capacity to launch both items and individuals into space would perform a number of purposes that would improve human lives. Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957, and Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in Vostok 1 in 1961. With Apollo 11, the Americans completed the first successful space mission to the Moon in 1969, with an astronaut making the first big leap from Earth onto an extraterrestrial material surface in human history. Neil Armstrong, as we all know, was the one who took that first step. Sputnik and Apollo missions marked humanity's first successful foray into a new frontier: space. However, manned space research has not progressed much beyond these earliest probes, because, as we all know, civilization is still bound to Earth. Nonetheless, the satellite has proven to be a very useful instrument. A satellite is essentially a spacecraft that orbits the Earth. This comprises both natural items such as rocks and artificial machines that people have put up there. There are currently approximately 2,700 artificial satellites orbiting the planet, which serve a variety of purposes. Some satellites monitor Earth's weather patterns, allowing meteorologists to better predict the weather and farmers to plan crop rotations and harvests with greater precision. Other satellites, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, capture photographs of objects in space for scientists to analyzes. Some are crucial for communication, such as television, telephone, and radio. Satellites and space are also used by your phone's GPS. New technology, on the other hand, can bring with it new issues, and one of the consequences of all these machines floating around in space is the amount of space trash they produce. These items travel incredibly quickly through space, and they're an issue because they could jeopardize the safety of future space missions. They deliver data and services to assist global communications, the economy, security and defense, safety and emergency management, the environment, and health from space. The potential of satellites will surely increase as technology progresses.

3.     Radio Broadcasting

Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian, was the first to invent the radio in 1895. The first successful radio transmission, however, occurred in 1906, when Reginald Fessenden supposedly held the first airways show. For the first time in history, the radio was a revolutionary invention because it could connect an audience with real-time news updates or pre-recorded audio shows. Until the invention of the radio, news was only available through newspapers, and entertainment was only available in person. Although, in comparison to more current technological advances such as the computer and television, the radio has assumed a secondary position, it is difficult to overstate how crucial the radio was once for communication. Radio broadcasts provide real-time information, and some stations broadcast 24 hours a day, so listeners may get the most up-to-date information. Radio has the potential to cross borders and can be a valuable source of information in areas where credible news is hard to come by.

 

4.     Plastic

The Greek word plastikos is also the source of the word plastic. This phrase, when translated, means "suited for molding," which gives a clue as to why plastic has been such a crucial human invention. Tar, cellulose, amber, and latex are examples of naturally occurring materials with plastic characteristics. Chemists began conducting studies in the 19th century to determine if it was possible to make synthetic polymers with a wider range of applications. In the 1840s, for example, vulcanized rubber was created. However, Leo Baekeland developed Bakelite, the first totally synthetic plastic, in 1907, triggering a surge in consumer goods made of plastics that we are all familiar with today. Plastic materials are particularly versatile for usage in consumer items due to the features of polymers: durability, low cost, pliability, and lightness. However, in the twenty-first century, there has been a heightened awareness of environmental plastic contamination. Plastics contribute to environmental protection by minimizing trash, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and conserving energy at home, work, and on the road.

 

 

5.     Major Medical Breakthroughs

 

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin by accident in London in 1928. He realized that this material could kill bacteria, and so the first antibiotic was created. Since the discovery of penicillin, numerous other antibiotics have been produced to cure infections and save lives. Antibiotics were one big breakthrough, but there were many others during the twentieth century that deserve to be recognized. The electron microscope was invented in 1933. The electron microscope would later be used to investigate cells, organelles, and tissues in living beings in greater detail. This aided in the advancement of biomedical research. In 1944, kidney dialysis machines were invented. The first contraceptive pill was invented in 1951. Valium was created ten years later, in 1961. In 1968, the first artificial heart was developed. In 1977, IVF was born. Medicine had a wonderful time in the twentieth century. Aside from restoring or preserving health, medical treatment serves other crucial tasks. Assessment and certification of health status, prognostication, segregation of the unwell to restrict illness communication, and assistance to cope with illness problems—the caring function—are among the other functions.