Nuclear power was to the twentieth century what steam power had been to the nineteenth: a game changer. Nuclear power was better than steam power because nuclear didn’t pollute, was efficient, was unlimited.The downsides to nuclear power is that it can be used to create the most dangerous and destructive weapons of all time, for example the nuclear bomb. They also created radioactivity.An example of a chemical explosion is Tsar Bomb. The explosion was 30 on October 1961 in Soviet Union.
Apple was invented in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Some things that computers do for us is writing books, tracking finances and keeping photos. They are entertaining humans with movies, television and games. The computer is replacing many jobs as the computers do things more efficient and cost less.
We use airplanes for many reasons other than travel. They are used to serve in the air force. Fighting in wars with planes such as fighter jets. They are used when there is a natural disaster to drop off supplies to help. During the time of the first and the latest Air New Zealand planes many things have been invented and other inventions have been improved.
The car replace the horse and buggy. Henry Ford assembly-line production style made the automobile affordable and accessible to the average person (before Ford’s Model T was introduced in 1908., only the fabulously wealthy could afford a car). The automobile gave everyone a degree of mobility and personal freedom our forefathers could only dream of, and turned entire generations of teenagers into raging revheads. The car has changed a lot over time. The body of the car has changed has changed in shape, the high up build has changed to the low ride build. The roof of the car has changed in materials. The main thing that has changed is the engine, the big bulky engines have now been replaced by much smaller engines. Petrol has also been replaced by electricity. Gas Stations now have a stop where people can recharge their cars.
Positives of Rockets
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Negatives of rockets
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Able to access Outer Space
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Terror Weapon
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Exploration of other planets
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Cause of pollution
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Greater Scientific knowledge
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Underestimated risk
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Able to have gadgets like GPS
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Too many complications
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The submarine was invented in the 1880’s by Cornelius Debbrel. They were used in World War 2 to sink weapons and ships.
Antibiotics was invented in 1928 by Alexander Fleming. Fleming discovered this on accident and Penicillin has gone down in history as the greatest mistake in history. This changed life forever because before 1928 any little disease was often fatal as their was no proper way of treating it.
Before the invention of the internet people would use newspapers and magazines to gather their information. They would have to think of their own way of information.
Checking for sports draws
Gathering information
Creating presentations
Writing reports
Looking up assignments
Emailing teachers
Watching Videos
Using math websites
Using tools
Sharing work
The radio was crucial in World War 2 because soldiers were able to listen to what was going on back home and around the war. It was a way of communication. The internet has impacted the radio as it took away the use for the radio. The internet has all the information at the click of a button.
