Social and Cultural Drivers of Technologies Flashcards
1
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telephone/telegraph
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- rapidly expanding size of nation states
- desire for instant communication
2
Q
kinetoscope and early film
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- cheap form of entertainment
- targeted for immigrants
3
Q
paper and block printing
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- need for more efficient and practical writing material
- spread of Buddhism required more scripts
- growing literate population demanded for more books
- desire to spread information
4
Q
Early Print Press
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- spread of literacy demanded more writing materials
- desire for information and knowledge
- key in the Renaissance and Enlightenment in order to disseminate these ideas
5
Q
Pony Express
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- need for quicker communication
- way for east and west to trade
- gold rush
6
Q
Smoke Signals
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- need for communication
- maintain connections
- military use
7
Q
Photograph
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- desire to capture a moment in time
- document data and explore surroundings
- artistic influence
8
Q
Phonograph
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- desire to record and preserve sounds
- share sounds with others
- artistic influence
- educational use
9
Q
Radiotelegraph/Wireless Radio
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- improve long distance communication
- military and strategic needs
10
Q
Television
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- desire to improve communication and information exchange
- desire to innovate entertainment
11
Q
World Wide Web
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- desire to move past newspapers or radio
- share data electronically
- create new forms of electronic content
12
Q
Social Media
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- connect with peers in a non-physical manner
- share ideas and content with others
