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ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST IN SOCIETY
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GROUP MEMBERS
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Discussion 2.1
ASSIGNMENT
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Can you think of some industries established industries that have been under mind
by technological advance?
Indian Irons are the traditional charcoal powered iron. There are basically two types of
Indian irons. First, put the burning charcoal inside the metal container (iron). Second,
uses a burning furnace and heat the iron over it. Most of them use the charcoal heated
iron. Indian irons are heavy pieces of iron and not easy to use. On June 6, 1882, Henry
W. Seely of NYC patented the electric iron, at the time it was called the electric flatiron.
Early electric irons used a carbon arc to create heat. However, this was not a safe method.
In 1892, hand irons using electrical resistance were introduced by Crompton and Co. and
the General Electric Company. During the early 1950s electric steam irons were
introduced. The purposes electrical iron for mostly tailors and house hold
Nowadays the electrical irons are high technologically modified. There is a heat
regulator which we can control the maximum temperature suitable for the type of cloth
we are ironing. The electrical irons have heavy and light pieces of iron. So, people at now
can choose the suitable iron for easy to uses whether they want heavy and light pieces of
iron.
What industries might be threatened in the near future?
Television is one example that industries might be threatened in the near future.
The technology of television has changed since its early days using a mechanical system.
Television has had such an impact in today's life. Today there are many television add-
ons including video game consoles, VCRs, Set-top boxes for Cable, Satellite and DVB-T
compliant Digital Television reception, DVD players, or Digital Video Recorders
(including personal video recorders, PVRs). The add-on market continues to grow as new
technologies are developed. Computers, the internet, and even pocket devices such as the
iPod provide other ways to consume video content.
Discussion 2.2
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Were the Luddites justified in mounting their attacks on machinery? How else
might they have expressed their grievances? Would other kinds of actions have been
more successful?
The Luddites should not destroy the machine. The new technology such as machine will
make people more efficient. It has the ability to create shortcuts in working and can make
tasks easier. The original Luddites formed in Regency era England to protest the
automation of the textile industry, primarily through the use of Jacquard looms. Their
technique of protest has been called collective bargaining by riot. In other words, they
destroyed the machines that threatened their livelihoods. Some groups branched out and
pulled up railroad tracks and destroyed other machines that were taking the place of semi-
skilled labor. Luddites were protesting against changes they thought would make their
lives much worse, changes that were part of a new market system. Before this time,
craftspeople would do their work for a set price, the usual price. They did not want this
new system that involved working out how much work they did, how much materials
cost, and how much profit there would be for the factory owner. Luddites typically have
laudable goals and valid concerns. However, banning a useful technology is rarely
effective, and even if it could be effective it would be very costly. After all, banning the
technology means foregoing the benefits as well as the potential risks.
Many historians would deem the Luddite riots as unsuccessful, while many others would
say that they had a huge impact on society. The Luddites changed the views of people
during the Industrial Revolution. They brought the rights of the workers to the attention
of England. A turning point in history is often thought of as a well-known and dramatic
event that took place and completely changed the world. The riots of the Luddites are not
very well-known. However, their actions led to many significant changes in the world.
Politically, the actions of the Luddites brought the idea of having a society based on
industrialization into the eyes of the public and open to debate. People were forced to
look more closely at the positive and negative effects of having an industrial society. The
"machine question" continues to be unanswered today. The riots became a turning point
because the flaws of the Industrial Revolution were brought to the surface and the
government could no longer ignore the opinions of the working class.
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The Luddites stories circulated England, showing the strong resistance and bravery of the
English men. People realized that if one is disciplined and organized, he will besuccessful in his battles. The Luddites also brought about the ideas that technology is
never neutral and some are even hurtful. For example, while the while the Spinning Jenny
was beneficial to the textile industry, it also put several spinners out of business. The
Luddite rebels uncovered the dark side to the Industrial Revolution. Today the word
'Luddite' is used to mock someone who dislikes new technology like computers.
Discussion 2.3
What examples of technological fixes can you think of? Have they been successful
or not? What are your criteria for judging success and failure?
There are many examples of technology Fixes in this world. 3G is the one of them.
Generally, 3G is the Third-Generation of wireless technology which is commonly
associated with wireless mobility standards, specifications that offer high bandwidth for
voice and data (144 Kbps up to 384 Kbps). Actually, this technology is successfully
done, because we can download and make a video call faster without wasting time.
Discussion 2.4
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Political leaders are occasionally described as technocrats. What are the
implications at this description? Would you be more or less likely to vote for
somebody who was described in this way? Why?
As people knew, a Technocrat is a human whose abilities are based on knowledge and
skill. Technocrats acquire strength and power to create from knowledge and skills acting
altogether. A technocrat is not a person with experience only or the person with
knowledge only, a technocrat has them both in a specific domain and knows the reason
for things that has to be done in that domain. In other words, a technocrat is a skilled
expert in a specific domain who strives to improve the human condition by creating new
things or modifying. Anyone who has knowledge and a skill in a specific matter, such as
a scientist, an engineer, a sociologist, a psychologist, a worker, a builder or anybody who
knows how to do things and is doing things through knowing is a Technocrat. When we
talk about political leaders that been described as technocrats, we talk about some
politicians that have both specific knowledge and experience in some particular field. If
someone that have such as influence and people to follow their lead, it easy for them to
make some of the improvement in certain matter because they knew about the things that
they done. They can monitor and explain to others about the project for an example
because they had the knowledge. They do not simply say beautiful promises to people as
they want to win their majority or trust and then at the end, they cannot do anything.
They ask others to handle the project and if there is anything goes wrong within the
development of the project, they can be cheating by others because they do not anything
about it. That kind of situation will happen if the political leaders are also no technocrats.
For me, I will raise my hand up and vote for this kind of person because they can bring
some changes to our society.