As We May Think

The first aspect of this article that i really enjoyed was Bush's idea for glasses that would record your daily experience through snap shots taken by a little trigger hidden somewhere on your person. This portion was quickly followed by the idea to have dry photography.  No dark rooms and red lights to produce photos but an immediate production of your photo.  I do not believe we have glasses that have camera attached to them but we do have dry photography in the form of digital cameras.  We take photos very easily and take them home to our printers where we can produce the photo immediately without any kind of dark room.

The section i like was when Bush talked about man and his ability to compute.  Bush stated that we are "primarily an individual who is skilled in the use of symbolic logic on a high plane, and especially he is a man of intuitive judgment in the choice of the manipulative processes he employs." (Bush, section 4, As we may think)  We are not machines and not meant for instantaneous calculation we are however great with logic and finding ways to use information we gather to create great things.

As far as my predictions for the future, i feel that we may find a way to create a livable atmosphere on mars through use of algae and bacteria.  We have sent ships successfully to mars and will not perfect the travel but make it more efficient.  I also predict that we will discover and put into place a new form of energy outside of fossil fuels.  We are already using other sources of power such as solar, wind, and water energy but we are discovering aspects of hydrogen energy.  Honda has already produced a vehicle which is hydrogen fueled we just need more automotive companies to hop on board and help research more efficient use of this technology.  We may also be able to recreate the power of the sun and harness that to power homes and cities.  Lastly, this is the child in me, but i would like to see some kind of hover technology in the form of skateboards like in back to the future, or flight suits on your back for personal flight.