In one century, we shrank the world from being weeks away to less - TopicsExpress



          

In one century, we shrank the world from being weeks away to less than 15 hours away from anywhere. In one century, we turned the world from being a distant collection of places and peoples that rarely saw one another to being able to be anywhere at almost any time and seeing anyone we want to within reason. It went from being a world where something made in one place could takes months to get anywhere else to having inventories that are replenished from around the world within a day on a regular basis. They have brought the four corners of the Earth closer together, but they can also bring death and destruction to us all, everywhere. Next to the internet, it is likely mankinds most profoundly impactful invention...
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:37:36 +0000

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