Technologyhasbroughtaboutwholesalechangesinthewayweliveandthink.Changehascomeaboutataferocious/fə'rəuʃəs/pace,bringingmind-boggling['maind,bɔɡliŋ]newpowertohumanityandprovokingbothhopeandfear.
Technologyhelpeddoubleourspecies'averagelifespanand,inmanypartsoftheworld,madeunprecedented[,ʌn'presidəntid]levelsofhealth,comfortandopportunitypossible.
Internettechnologydefinitelyhaschangethewayofourlife.Infact,itmakesourlifealoteasier.Somethingswhichcanonlybedoneinfewhourscanbedoneinminutes,withoutusphysicallyattheplace.
However,Technologyhastwofaces:onethatisfullofpromise,andonethatcandiscourageanddefeatus.Twoworldwarsshowedhowviolenthumanitycouldbe.Thenuclearraceinvolvedpeoplewiththefearofanotherdestructivewar.
Scientifically,themostgroundbreakingresearchanddiscoveryinthe20thcenturyisgeneticengineering.Rapidbreakthroughseventuallyleduptothefirstcloningofamammal--asheepnamed