Audio Zepis Numerouso Raksim Kupraznini Schaist B. History of Technology Part two In the Middle Ages in Europe, watermills and windmills brought a revolution to the production of power.0:01
The new technologies enabled people to construct wonderful cathedrals of great size.0:19
The best example of Gothic architecture.0:25
During the 14th century, Europeans managed to produce guns.0:28
From the 15th to the 17th century, the period of Renaissance spread in Europe.0:33
It is considered revolutionary in many spheres.0:39
The New World was discovered and explored.0:42
Printed books helped the development of European cultural life.0:45
The Renaissance saw a new interest in technology.0:50
And the new technology led to new problems.0:53
One problem was that shipbuilding and the iron industry needed a lot of wood to be able to afford it.0:56
Europe soon lost its forests.1:03
Another problem was the need for more powerful engines.1:06
The 18th century in Europe was the time of the Industrial Revolution.1:09
The time when technology developed very fast.1:14
In 1712, Thomas Newcomen, an Englishman, invented the steam engine.1:18
In the 1760s, James Watt improved the Newcomen engine, which opened the way to constructing steamboats and locomotives.1:24
In the early 19th century, the industrial Revolution gave rise to the engineering profession.1:32
More and more universities began to train engineers.1:39
During the 19th and 20th centuries, people's lives greatly changed thanks to science and technology.1:43
Since then, achievements in transport, communications and use of energy have had a great influence on the modern society.1:51
Medical knowledge has given people longer and healthier lives.1:59
Computers are giving us new opportunities at work and at home.2:03
Now people have better living standards and much more free time.2:08
However, a lot of people may argue that that such great technological achievements do not come without a price.2:13
And indeed, they were achieved at the cost of losing a lot of important the beauty of nature, physical health and some personal qualities.2:20
New technology has led to creating weapons of mass destruction.2:29
New communication technology and computers have brought with them the problem of loneliness.2:33
Air, water and soil pollution is now damaging the environment.2:39
The great intensity of human life leads to stress.2:43
As a result, many people question the advantages of high technology and often ask what does the future promise us?2:47
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