Module 3: Rhymes of History Technology

Rhymes of History Technology

Someone once said, “The future will be like the past, only with cooler toys.” This quote is useful in understanding the force of rhymes of history. Review Dr. Thornburg’s video, "Rhymes of History." You may also wish to view Kevin Kelly’s speech, "The Next 5,000 Days of the Web," which can be found in your Optional Resources. In this video, Kelly predicts three ways that the web will be transformed over the next 5,000 days—embodiment, restructuring, and codependency.

With these thoughts in mind, find an example of a technology that represents a rhyme of history. What does that technology rekindle or retrieve from the past that is a recurring theme of history? Be sure to link to the website you find on that technology and create tags for your keywords so that others can locate it if they are interested in this topic.

If you wish, also share how Kelly’s concepts of embodiment, restructuring, and codependency on the web are examples of the rhymes of history. What do these three trends rekindle (or retrieve) from the past? Be sure to link to Kelly’s video in your blog and create tags for your keywords so that others can locate it if they are interested in this topic.

Digital cameras have truly evolved over years. They originally came about in the mid 1970's, very different from the original camera which came into existence in the late 1800's. Digital cameras were design for professionals and hobbyists.

From that point on the camera industry began to develop faster and the ability to connect to the home computer to download pictures was introduced. The development was combined with software to manipulate and edit pictures, and special printers dedicated to digital photography.