Today in open lab we discussed a lot of science. We started off by talking about government programs that introduce new economic opportunities. Many private businesses wouldn't spend a lot of money on experimenting new products that ave never been done before. This is a big reason why governments create programs, for example NASA, so other companies can start creating and selling new technology. A good example microwaves. They tried making a radar out of microwaves, but realized that some materials, ones with water, reacted to the vibrations and heated up do to friction. Now companies make millions from selling microwave ovens.
Then, we started to talk about space. The first thing that I brought up as the fact that Glasses were made from astronomers! They wanted a way to observe space, so they experimented. Bending lenses would either create a microscope, or a telescope. This made it possible for people to also create binoculars. Technological advancements comes from curiosity. A good way to truly put it into perspective is how we discovered micro organisms. A scientist. one day, decided to put pond water under a microscope. To his surprise, he saw something moving. He called them animalcules.
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