Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Technological Disaster of the Titanic essays

The Technological Disaster of the Titanic essays The sinking of the Titanic was the first major technological disaster of the twentieth century. What went wrong? Could this tragedy have been avoided? Today, in the 21st century with ever-advancing technologies, we've been able to solve many of the mysteries of the sinking of the Titanic. With newly discovered information, we can explore the specifics of why the world's most famous "unsinkable" ship helplessly sank below the surface of the freezing cold Atlantic Ocean in April of 1912. Human neglect had to play a huge role in this event. And in that case, why? I will be analyzing these ideas about articles read in class throughout the paper. In the article, Technological Momentum, Hughes suggests that technology is shaped by society. I believe this stands true in the case of the Titanic. The fact that an inadequate number of lifeboats road on the Titanic because of the desire for glass-enclosed observation lounges, suites, and palm courts for wealthy travelers is an example of this. The technology for more lifeboats was there but was not used because of society's desire not to use them. The boat itself (technology) was designed to hold the riches people on the planet (society). Its grand facilities included a swimming pool, a squash court, and a Turkish bath, among other things. This shows how technology (Titanic) is shaped by society. Society was then shaped by technology when the technology failed. If anyone of the numerous actions that could've saved the ship would have taken place, then part of society wouldn't have perished that day, and the rest of society wouldn't have mourned that next morning and there on out. We would've then never learned the invaluable things we did because of this tragedy. In response to Berry's question, "even if we can build it, should we build it," in my opinion. Generally, the answer to this is yes. Granted, there are times when the consequences of creating something out-weigh the benef...

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