The Basics The Scientific Revolution changed the modern era by introducing important scientists such as Galileo, Copernicus, and SirIsaacNewton. Their discoveries paved the way for modern tools, inventions and innovations.
The Information Age began around the 1970s and is still going on today. It is also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age. This era brought about a time period in which people could access information and knowledge easily.
Influences of the past on the Information Age
The Renaissance influenced the Information Age by creating the idea inventions, while too advanced for the time, the basic idea was used to develop modern inventions. The Renaissance also changed literature. At first, only books that told stories of religion and religious heroes were written. During the Renaissance, people began to writerealisticbooks and not just religious stories. People's mindset about themselves changed. It was no longer about what humans could do for God, but what humans could do for themselves. This way of thinking is called humanism.
The Industrial Revolution brought about major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology. This era had a profound effect on the social, economic, and cultural conditions of the world.
Inventions and Innovations of the Information Age The Internet has turned society into homebodies, individuals who do everything from the comfort of their homes instead of venturing outdoors to complete tasks. People can do everything online; shopping, communicating, bill paying, working, education, entertainment, even ordering food. This may be good, but it has also made us a very lazy and uneducated society. Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are several important people of the Information Age. Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web. Jobs who was created the first effective personal computer called the Apple 1
There were many different inventions that came about because of the Information Age, one of which was the computer. The Internet allowed people to access information with the touch of a button.
The Apple 1 was a hugeadvancementin computer sciences and it carved the path for the computers we have now. Apple has created iPhone, iPod, iPad, iMac, and Apple TV. Gates is also a huge force in the Information Age. He founded Microsoft, which creates almost everything that has to do with computers. Microsoft develops programs like Microsoft Office, Windows, and many other influential products.
Changes of the Information Age
The Information Age has changed people, technology, science, economies, culture, and even the way people think. The Internet is arguably the most prominent innovation of the Information Age. The Internet changed the way people do everything. It has made people lazier, but it also makes a large amount of the population smarter. The Information Age has made industrial countries stronger. With online companies being some of the mostsuccessfuland economically stimulating businesses out there, economiesreceivemore from themand keep our world turning. People are becoming more mature and more educated due to things like the computer and the Internet. This time period has reshaped governments, with new technology being created every day. Governments can now have more advanced and effectivemilitaries. Because of things like the Internet, new laws had to be put in place to stop hacking, piracy, and identity theft.
Impacts of the Information Age
The Information Age brought about many new inventions and innovations. Many communication services like texting, email, and social media developed and the world has not been the same since. People learn new languages easier and many books have been translated into different languages, so people around the world can become more educated. However, the Information Age is not all good. There are people in the world that believe they can live their entire life through the Internet. Also, huge criminal organizations rely on hacking into government systems and obtaining confidential information to continue their way of life. Jobs have also became easier, and some jobs can even be done from the comfort of your own home. The Information Age is also known as the Age ofEntrepreneurship. Now entrepreneurscan start and run a company easier than everbefore. It also impacts our work ethics by distracting us and causing us to lose interest in the task we are doing. This time period has also created a shortage of jobs and making many jobs obsolete because machines are now being used to do the work humans once did.
In conclusion...
The Information Age is now. Every era from the Stone Age up to The Industrial Revolution has led to the world as we know it. Without the information, knowledge and discoveries of those from the past, we would not be where we are today. The past has shaped our present and will continue to shape our future.
