Sunday, October 31, 2010
Made to break part 2
The second part of Giles Slade book gives insight to obsolescence in the form of innovation. The story behind the start of AM/FM radio and television is an example of the growth of technology and the positive and negative effects it has on society. Slade builds upon the notion of technological obsolescence with radio and the changing from AM to the more advanced FM radio signal. After millions of homes installed an AM radio, the FM radio hits the market a few years later making the AM radio useless. This is not only a significant advancement in technology but also shows the advancement of society and how they run side to side. Technology has become integrated into our lives to the point that when technology changes and advances, so does society. The invention of the radio and television changed society in many ways. The radio became the a way to get news faster then any other previous way such as the newspaper. When the television hit the market, it again changed society in a large scale. The story behind the invention and progress of radio and television not only shows our technological obsolescence but also how technology and society functions together, and changes together as well.
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