MATH’S NOTES

Twenty-two years ago, we projected what we thought the future of our technology would be. Well, 22 years later it’s time to take another look! If the problems we agonized over for the past two years (Covid 19, political unrest, and global warming) have not destroyed our civilization (as we know it) by the time you read this, the new year will be “just around the corner.” Since this is a time when many people consider and predict the future, not to be outdone, I would like to continue to present my point of view of the technology to come as well as review how our thoughts have either changed, remained the same or reversed. To understand what I base my views on we must first consider where we have come from.

The growth of technology during the start of the 20 century has certainly been outstanding. In 1900, Marconi was first thinking about radio transmissions. The Wright brothers had not yet flown and horse-drawn vehicles were clogging