I chose the evolution of Civil War technology. My reason for writing about this is Im interested in how technology was created for negative purposes (death), but has transformed into being used in positive innovations. I am an Electrical Engineering major and I have always found technology interesting. Without technology we would be very basic people. I found it interesting the reasons for how much technology advanced during the civil war was to kill each other, yet now we use the same technology for everyday life.
At the time our technology was in infancy, yet during that time we created things like armored ships, telecommunications, tin cans, cameras, steam powered ships, observation balloons, and submarines.
One example of technology that was created then that has taken us farther into the future is the telephone. No one today looks at a telephone and realizes that it was once created so generals could speak to their troops to give orders on war. Telecommunications is such a big thing in today’s world. When telecommunication was first created it became the first network. Without the advancements in telecommunications during the war there would be no way to call your loved ones, there would be no internet today.
Another example is tin cans. When we go to the grocery stores in the canned food section we don’t realize that they were originally created so we could ship food to the Union troops that wouldn’t parish quickly.
Armored boats, the same technology used to protect the boats from enemy weapons now protects our ships from the harsh elements such as storms and ice.
Observation balloons were used.....during the Civil War. But are used for scientific purposes now such as weather balloons and space exploration
The advancements in technology during the Civil War have furthered our innovations in progressing everyday life.
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