20. The past and the future, changing times

20. The past and the future, changing times

1. Thomas Edison (1847–1931) Edison filed over 1000 patents. He developed and innovated a wide range of products from the electric light bulb to the phonograph and motion picture camera.

2. The Wright Brothers Successfully designed, built and flew the first powered aircraft, showing that man could fly. One of the most important inventions of Twentieth Century.

3. Benjamin Franklin (1705–1790) Polymath who discovered electricity and invented the Franklin stove.

4. Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) Serbian-born scientist who emigrated to the US. He was a brilliant scientist who played a key role in the development of AC electricity, through the AC induction motor, transformer, and Tesla coil. His method of AC electricity has been the template for global electricity use.

5. Charles Babbage (1791–1871) Created first mechanical computer, which proved to be the prototype for future computers. Considered to be the ‘Father of Computers’.

6. James Watt (1736–1819) Inventor of the steam engine, which was critical in the industrial revolution. His invention of a separate condensing chamber greatly improved the efficiency of steam.

7. Alexander Bell (1847–1922) Credited with inventing the first practical telephone. Also worked on optical telecommunications, aeronautics and hydrofoils.

8. Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) One of the greatest ever minds. He invented models that proved workable 3-500 years later.

9. Galileo (1564–1642) Developed a powerful telescope and confirmed revolutionary theories about the nature of the world. Also developed an improved compass.

10. Tim Berners Lee Developed the http:// protocol for the internet, making the World Wide Web freely available.

Johannes Gutenberg was a German goldsmith and inventor best known for the Gutenberg press, an innovative printing machine that used movable type

Life will change in many ways in 2020.Technology will improve our lives. Schools are going to change. For instance: now, we have to come school but in 2020, students won't have to come to school. People are going to change. For instance we do all the housework ourselves at home but in 2020, robots will do it for us. New electronics will be discovered. The technology will make people’s life easier on the other hand it will make them lazy.

Technology will improve a lot in the future. In past, people didn't know how to use a computer. They didn't have computers at home. They didn't have. If any people wanted to read a newspaper they had to go to store and buy a newspaper then they could read it but now if any body wants to read a newspaper, they don't have to go to a store, they can go to internet and they can read a newspaper online. They can do this at home too. This means that life in 2020 will be more different from present. Maybe people will get the news transferred to their brains via Internet.

In the future, schools will be more different from present. For example in the past there was no computers in schools but now in there are a lot of computers in schools. In 2020 robots will be teachers and they will explain them if students don't understand something. People are going to change. For example: Now in present we have to do all work in our house but in future robots are going to do everything. They are going to clean the house, and cook. They going to do everything that you need to do in your home. Now you have to drive your car but in the future you don't need to do it because in 2020 there will be flying cars.

In 2020, new medicine will be discovered and it will save a lot of people’s lives. The medicine will cure the Aids virus and cancer so people will live longer and healtier.

I think life in 2020 will be different from present because of new technology. Technology will be more advance in future. It will make people’s lives more comfortable which will make them a little lazy.