The expression, "May you live in interesting times," was long thought of as an ancient Chinese curse. At this point in human history it may be both a curse and a blessing. While the expression could be either of these, it is no doubt an interesting time to be alive.
To think of all the advances that happened in the 20th century such as street lights, telephones, television, automatic transmissions in cars, radio, electric trains, cable, computers and so much more is simply mind boggling. The first moon landing in 1969 was an event that captured the imagination of an entire planet.
However, these are really only the beginning of human evolution and how our society will change (hopefully for the better).
For those born after the year 2000, all of this is now normal technology. While we should be looking at this leap in awe, Millennial's consider it normal daily stuff. Those born in and around the year 2000 have known these inventions since they were born. To them they are common place and normal.
Right now we are on the threshold of some really amazing, and civilization changing events.
Elon Musk and his new - aptly named - Starship, is really just the start of galactic space travel. The first flight will be an event to mark in history or at least on your Outlook calendar.
Musk, is a genius - but also a visionary. His automobile company, Tesla has made the electric car and efficient and environmentally sound way to travel. The Tesla will traverse hundreds of Kilo's without having to be recharged. All the brain power behind Ford, GM, and the other large car manufacturers have not even come close to matching the range of a Tesla.
But I digress, this blog is about the future and why we should be in stark awe of the times we live in.
Right now, the Internet of Things is a hot area of research. Everything from medical applications, smart homes and buildings, manufacturing, autonomous vehicles and consumer goods is involved in this area. With the eventual advent of 5G networks, the IoT will be fast and allow us to control things that we previously only thought about.
On the not-to-distant horizon is space flight outside our immediate galaxy. NASA is currently working on and ready to install ION Drives in long range space craft. ION drives will increase the speed of our space craft up to 90,000 miles and hour between here and Mars, but will continue to increase speeds even more on longer trips.
Think that's cool? How about FTL (Faster than Light Travel)? In 1994 theoretical physicist MIguel Alcubierre proposed that FTL travel was possible. While at the time, most scientists debunked it - more recent research and theories prove that it may be possible - although many years in the distant future.
FTL is all about folding space and creating a 'warp bubble'. Items inside this bubble (such as a space craft) would not have the same effect (time and space - as Einstein theorized) as the rest of space.
Currently Musk plans to have his Starship operational and he announced a trip to the Moon would be coming in the next year and a further trip to Mars by 2024. He is looking to build colonies on the Moon and Mars. In fact he feels a colony on the moon, could eventually refuel his Starship for round trips to and from mars, without ever having to land on earth.
NOW that's exciting. Have a look at this site lots of cool information here on Musk's plans and what is coming up.
Now this is living in some interesting times.
Oh and Musk is a Canadian (at least he has Canadian Citizenship)!
To think of all the advances that happened in the 20th century such as street lights, telephones, television, automatic transmissions in cars, radio, electric trains, cable, computers and so much more is simply mind boggling. The first moon landing in 1969 was an event that captured the imagination of an entire planet.
However, these are really only the beginning of human evolution and how our society will change (hopefully for the better).
We are living in similar times right now.
If you were alive and born during or after the 1970's, you've seen computers become household items, the invention of the cell phone, and eventually the smart phone, wireless data transfer, electric cars, CD's and DVD's, the internet and now the Internet of Things (IoT).For those born after the year 2000, all of this is now normal technology. While we should be looking at this leap in awe, Millennial's consider it normal daily stuff. Those born in and around the year 2000 have known these inventions since they were born. To them they are common place and normal.
Visionaries do exist
Every now and then, a person comes along that changes the course of human evolution. Henry Ford, The Wright brothers, Alexander Graham Bell are few prime examples. In Our generation and coming generations Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Elon Musk (among others) are (were) modern-day visionaries. |
| By Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - SpaceX Flickr, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72899358 |
Elon Musk and his new - aptly named - Starship, is really just the start of galactic space travel. The first flight will be an event to mark in history or at least on your Outlook calendar.
Musk, is a genius - but also a visionary. His automobile company, Tesla has made the electric car and efficient and environmentally sound way to travel. The Tesla will traverse hundreds of Kilo's without having to be recharged. All the brain power behind Ford, GM, and the other large car manufacturers have not even come close to matching the range of a Tesla.
But I digress, this blog is about the future and why we should be in stark awe of the times we live in.
Right now, the Internet of Things is a hot area of research. Everything from medical applications, smart homes and buildings, manufacturing, autonomous vehicles and consumer goods is involved in this area. With the eventual advent of 5G networks, the IoT will be fast and allow us to control things that we previously only thought about.
 |
| By Duncan.Hull - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php? curid=76353307 |
Think that's cool? How about FTL (Faster than Light Travel)? In 1994 theoretical physicist MIguel Alcubierre proposed that FTL travel was possible. While at the time, most scientists debunked it - more recent research and theories prove that it may be possible - although many years in the distant future.
FTL is all about folding space and creating a 'warp bubble'. Items inside this bubble (such as a space craft) would not have the same effect (time and space - as Einstein theorized) as the rest of space.
Currently Musk plans to have his Starship operational and he announced a trip to the Moon would be coming in the next year and a further trip to Mars by 2024. He is looking to build colonies on the Moon and Mars. In fact he feels a colony on the moon, could eventually refuel his Starship for round trips to and from mars, without ever having to land on earth.
NOW that's exciting. Have a look at this site lots of cool information here on Musk's plans and what is coming up.
Now this is living in some interesting times.
Oh and Musk is a Canadian (at least he has Canadian Citizenship)!
Comments
Post a Comment