List: Technology and History | Curated by Erik Engheim

Apr 21, 2023
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Technology and HistoryTechnology and science in a historical perspective
Erik Engheim
How Modern AI Arose AccidentallyChatGPT and AI art are emergent phenomena
Apr 21, 2023
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Apr 21, 2023
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Erik Engheim
From The Spinning Jenny to ChatGPTPutting the rise of modern AI into a historical perspective
Jan 4, 2023
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Jan 4, 2023
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Erik Engheim
Growing the World Population Will Not Lead to More InnovationElon Musk argues that we need higher population to innovate more. Here is why he is mistaken.
Jan 2, 2023
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Jan 2, 2023
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Do Civilizations Prosper and Evolve Due to Ideas or Material Conditions?Is the engine of prosperity brilliant minds or resources and geography?
Dec 6, 2022
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Dec 6, 2022
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Twitter is not the same as SpaceX or TeslaWhy Elon Musk cannot work his magic with Twitter
Nov 12, 2022
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Nov 12, 2022
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Why Was Western Printing Superior to Asian Printing?Movable type was not invented by Gutenberg but in China and later advanced in Korea, so why didn’t Asia have a printing revolution?
Sep 7, 2022
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Sep 7, 2022
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Lessons from History
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Erik Engheim
Why Invent a Mechanical Clock?What benefits did medieval Europe derive from inventing the mechanical clock?
Sep 1, 2022
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Sep 1, 2022
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Lessons from History
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Erik Engheim
The European Mill RevolutionBefore the Industrial Revolution, there were windmills and waterwheels
Aug 29, 2022
Aug 29, 2022
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Lessons from History
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Erik Engheim
The Missing Chinese Machine RevolutionBefore the Industrial Revolution, there had been a significant increase in machinery use in Europe. Why not in China?
Aug 29, 2022
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Aug 29, 2022
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How Did Printing Work in the Time of Gutenberg?An explanation of printing jargon such as punch, matrix, and type
Sep 3, 2022
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Sep 3, 2022
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The Missing Chinese Mechanical ClocksThe implications of European technological lead in the making of mechanical clocks in the Early Modern period
Sep 2, 2022
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Sep 2, 2022
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Did the Teacup Hinder Chinese Scientific Progress?Why China never pursued the development of glass
Aug 20, 2022
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Aug 20, 2022
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Erik Engheim
The Art of Melting SandA look at the chemistry of glassmaking
Aug 20, 2022
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Aug 20, 2022
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Erik Engheim
Glass, The Substance of ScienceWhat makes glass so important to science?
Aug 20, 2022
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Aug 20, 2022
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Erik Engheim
Why Did Europe and Not China Dominate Gunpowder Warfare?China invented gunpowder and made the first cannons, so why did the world not get conquered by the Chinese?
Aug 4, 2022
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Aug 4, 2022
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Lessons from History
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Erik Engheim
When Military Might Relied on UrineA look at the chemistry behind the historical production of saltpeter from urine
Aug 3, 2022
Aug 3, 2022
Erik Engheim
Gunpowder is a way of burning charcoal fastA look at what makes gunpowder go boom!
Aug 2, 2022
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Aug 2, 2022
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ITNEXT
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Erik Engheim
Unix Shells and TerminalsIs a Unix shell and a Unix terminal the same thing?
Jul 12, 2022
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Jul 12, 2022
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Predict
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Frank Font
Nothing InventedWe need geniuses and wizards to innovate and create the next big things? No. No we do not.
Feb 3, 2020
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Feb 3, 2020
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