The Effects of Technology

Development Selected: Electricity 

Was this development the result of an historical event?:  Yes, because ever since electricity was invented many people throughout the world have been able to have electricity in their homes. Since 1891 electricity was installed into homes. 

Did a significant historical event take place as a result of this development?: Yes as the years past electricity had developed more and new inventions using electricity have been invented.

Did this development go through a period of innovation after it's introduction?: Yes, it did go through a time of innovation, because people were trying to find different ways to use electricity, and different products that could use electricity, and they are still trying to find out new techniques or ways to use electricity.

What were those inventions?: Some of those inventions were the Wet Battery to the Dry Battery, DC to AC currents, and different cars that use electricity.

What were the positive and negative

effects of this development to the:

Economy: "What effects doesn't electricity have on economy". Without electricity we wouldn't be able to run businesses and corporations. Without businesses we wouldn't make money and we wouldn't be able to pay taxes. Without taxes we wouldn't be able to build schools, roads and other educational/transportation stations. Our economy is build on the consuming. Right now people are losing their jobs etc. and they are not able to consume as much as they were before because there is no money. Therefore companies/corporations are not getting enough orders as they were usually. So they have to fire more employees because they don't have enough orders and they don't need so many people services anymore.

Environment: Electricity itself doesn't affect the environment, it helps the environment, but how we make electricity, that's different, here in the U.S., the majority of electricity is made by fossil fuels and electricity. 

Culture: A positive effect electricity has been for the culture is that it has spread world wide and many places have the ability to have electricity in their homes and companies. And a negative effect would be electricity has polluted the air and spread global warming.

Politics: Positive effect: Gives money to the government. Negative effect: You have to spend money in creating new things to transfer and make electricity or things that have electricity. 

Society:

                Negative Effects-

• Electricity causes pollutants to be produced.
• Global Warming 

              Positive Effects-

• Most efficient use of energy
• Most convenient delivery of energy
• Makes life easier and gives jobs