Week 3 Writing
Computer based and digital technologies has evolved so much, even in the span of 20 years. It still is pretty fresh and new for our time period. Nothing used to be portable like cellphones, or laptops or even apple watches. They started as box machines, or wall phones that were created to do math. However, with time it has advanced so much by being faster, more portable and being so much more versatile in what they can do. Not only can they do math, they can communicate, take pictures, draw, write, and more- all in the comfort of wherever you want to be. We use so much of this technology in many ways even if you don’t think you do. I think it is really interesting how much we rely on technology, for maps, communication or even just a quick google search. We have lost the art of books, libraries, and even art. Technology has become such a big part of our lives that there is no going back from even introducing it.
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Ada lovelace played a very large role in the history of modern computing and the internet. She was the foundation of internet and modern technology and knew its potential. She was the one who wrote the instructions on how the machine could do a mathematical calculation. I thought it was interesting that her mother really focused on her education and emphasizing how important it was to Ada which was really cool despite the time period and how it was not common for women in education and she did not have the same educational opportunities as men. Because of that education she was able to learn, and develop ideas that changed computing forever.
One additional key point made in the Black Inventors and Pioneers Who Have Influenced the Way We Use the Internet and Technology Today was reading about how Marian R Croak contributed a lot to the internet and communication. She was really involved and invented the Voice over Internet Protocol which gives people the ability to use voice communication. This is the history behind calls and video communication! I wish I heard about Croak and her contributions to technology and internet earlier.
One innovative person who I think most people might not know about influencing modern computer was Marie Van Brittan Brown. She developed the first closed circuit tv security systems and that contributed so much to modern security. This is meaningful to me because security is so important to me and my family with unfortunately around 4 attempted break ins into our house, this was prevented due to her invention. Her story was really interesting to me.
