Well i was reading times of india few days back and i came across an article titled "10 technological discovery that will change our lives in future" and the interesting thing i noted that almost all the invention was in USA. This is very normal as most of us have expected it to be certainly true,but after having a deep thought into it i realised this is more than just a news. I asked my self how come america became so developed that other countries are like generations back in technology and i got the answer.....
USA is what we know today has risen to the world power in tehnology out of fear and competion. USA was just another coutry like canada australia etc till 1920s...it was such that USA didnt have an airforce of its own when the french, the germans,the british were fighting dog fights in the 1st world war. It all started with fear of invasion,war in world war 2.....america was attacked in pearl harbour in 1941....the fear of being overcomed by the germans prompted Rooservelt to start the manhattan project(Atom Bomb),although americans tested 1st atom bomb in 1941....now there was an industrial revolution in US, almost every citizen contributed in war....it led to the development of ENIAC in 1945(although it was not used in the war)....it also led to the formation of Pentagon, companies like northrup grumman were formed....that was way ahead of any other country at that time....then came the cold war.....
The industial revolution,space development,defence research in USSR dwarfed the american technological edge in early 1960s to such extent that a study found that whole american airforce could be wiped in 3 days in direct conflict...such was the fear that led pentagon to start projects that would change the course of history....
1st was ARPANET from DOD(Department of Defence), then came GPS from DARPA(Defence adavnce research project agency) then was ATF( Advanced tactical fighter)...then stealth technology.....such was the developmet that USA developed 5th generation fighter plane in 1991 when the whole world was using 3rd generation planes....There was revolution in IT,electronics,cars....that led to formation of Cisco,Microsoft,SUN,Apple,Intel,Google...etc..frankly speaking in one way these companies control the world....this thing would not have been achieved without the sense of competitiveness and passion to reach the top....
There technological advancement has created such myth that some people feels that US never reached moon in 1969....i feel that is the greatest compliment to there advencement because their technology is myth to others....
