In what ways has technology ended the physical and intellectual isolation of Americans?

In what ways has technology ended the physical and intellectual isolation of Americans?

Introduction

The successes of science, in its alliance with the technology are clear. We have provided a great ability to explain, control and transform the world. The importance of science and technology increases the extent to which the world enters what has been called "knowledge society", i.e. companies in which the constantly growing importance of knowledge for its incorporation production processes and services, their relevance to the exercise of popular participation in government processes and also for the good conduct of personal and family life. That's why the debate on science is a subject to which modern thought, especially the second half of this century, has given special attention.

Technology ended the physical and intellectual isolation of Americans by introducing them to the people and cultures of many nations around the world, not to mention other people in America that were not logistically close enough to interact with before technology permitted them to do so. This new technology allowed not only information, but the people themselves to travel greater distances faster than ever (Dennis and John, 2001). News that used to take days, weeks, and sometimes months to arrive at its destination, could now get there in a matter of minutes. Trips that used to take a month could now be made in only hours. Americans could travel across the ocean in only a day, rather than the months it would take by boat. Technology has allowed Americans to expand their horizons, to learn and incorporate others' cultures and ideas in their own way of life much more rapidly than this would have happened without these technologies available to them.

People studying the sciences (natural, social, technical or otherwise) or interest in them to present a certain image of science as it emerges from the contemporary debate. Teaching and learning science requires a certain "epistemological vigilance" that prevents our actions are driven by epistemic approaches to simplify and distort the real nature of scientific practice.

One of the most important advances in technology was made in the venue of communications. With the ability to move information over radios and televisions, Americans could see the experiences they'd previously only read about in newspapers or heard via word of mouth. This exchange of information was also immediate, whereas having to wait for a printed version of the news could take hours, days, weeks, or longer. The military found the faster relay of information extremely useful, as they could create a strategy, and relay it immediately to their troops on the other side of the world. The troops could also send information back to the military command, so that strategies could be changed as necessary. These communications became so important to the military during World War one that civilian radio activities were suspended during the war, as the radio industry was taken over by the government. Numerous military applications were developed, including direct communication ...