Changing Ideas of Space and Earthshaking Technology
The article traces how pivotal inventions reshaped civilization starting with Gutenberg’s 1450 movable type printing press. It notes the press facilitated rapid knowledge sharing, shrinking distances and influencing religion by enabling new ideas to spread, such as Martin Luther’s reform movements.
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Kristen Wiig Career Highlights and Roles
Kristen Wiig stars as Cheryl in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and voiced Lucy in Despicable Me 2 and Ruffnut in How to Train Your Dragon 2. She has acted in TV, voiced multiple animated characters, co written a movie script, and wrote many comedy sketches. Born in Canandaigua New York and raised in Lancaster and Rochester, she studied art and theater and joined a Los Angeles comedy troupe before SNL.
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Changes in Thought The Scientific Revolution and Steam Power
The era from the 1500s to 1700s reshaped views of the cosmos with Sun centered ideas and inventions like the microscope and telescope. Steam engines and steamboats later expanded travel, enabling faster movement of people and goods and making transportation and information more affordable for regular households.
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Telegraphs and Railroads Transform 19th Century America
The 1844 first telegraph line enabled instant nationwide news, followed by 1850 connections and 1866 Atlantic cable. By 1869 the transcontinental railroad linked coasts, accelerating settlement and warfare impacts, with expansion pressures on Native lands.
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Inventions Transforming Life From ENIAC to the Internet
The text traces the ENIAC built in 1946 as the first general purpose computer and notes the Internet's rise by 1995. It highlights computer driven robots in surgeries and assistive tech enabling eye blink control. It mentions the Marseed rover. It poses a question about a girl’s future.
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