Monday, January 19, 2009

Technology Trajectory

For you technicrats and humans that reap the technology benefits.

Technololgy trajectory is generally a powerlaw function that depicts the ever accelerating technical advances. To show this amazing trend here are some example trajectoties.

Human-to-Human commmuication:

- wall paintings
- messengers
- drums
- handscriped text
- printing press
- pony express
- telegraph
- telephone
- radio
- television
- internet
- email
- cell phones
- texting

Music
- human singing
- phonographs
- magnetic tape
- 8-Track
- Cassette tape
- CD
- flash memory
- internet
- smart phone

Engineering Computing
- abasus
- slide rule
- hand held calculater
- mainframe computer
- PC
- internet

Engineering Documents
- drawings
- 2D CAD
- 3D CAD
- PDM
- PLM
- Expert Systems
- Smart CAD

Medical Care
- herbal
- antibiotics
- scapel surgery
- drug age
- custom drug age
- genetic manipulation

Travel
- walking
- riding horses, camels.....
- canoe, boat
- bicyle
- rail, steamer
- auto
- airplane
- rocket ship
- airplane car

Weapons
- rock, stick
- fire
- spear, arrow
- shield, sword
- gunpower
- cannon
- bullet
- bomb
- nuclear
- biochemical
- laser
- computer virus

From the messenger to the telegraph over 10,000 years. From the telegraph to text messages roughly 150 years.

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