Technological impacts on the modern world

2. Our universe is full of planets that are unable
to support life. Our planet is one of the lucky
few that does. There is an anonymous quote
that states “We are the architects of our own
demise.” Technology may ultimately be the
cause of our planets destruction. This
presentation will look at some of the
technologies that could destroys our world.
IntroductIon

3. There are many Technologies that are harmful to the
environment and to those that inhabit it. A few examples
are:
Technologies such as the automobile: most automobiles
run purely on gasoline, diesel or petrol . All of the
technologies that deal with the burning of fossil fuels
contribute to the massive spike in pollution in recent
years.
Coal fired power plants are a major contributor to air
pollution as well as contamination of our lakes and river
systems. Dangerous metals such as mercury are released
from these plants which harms the creatures that inhabit
the lakes and oceans.

4. Clean Energy that gets our world off of fossil fuels.
Produces less CO2
then Coal or Natural Gas power
plants.
Average Nuclear Power plant produces 20 metric tons
of radio active waste.
Chernobyl and Fukushima-Daiichi are two examples
of nuclear disasters that cost many people their lives
and changed the balance of the countries.
This power can also be misused such as creating
weapons of mass destruction and atomic bombs.
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5. WarmingWarmingTemperature in the U.S. alone has increased by
0.86 Celsius
This is causing disturbances in ocean flow,
causing severe weather storms
The Polar Icecaps are also melting at an
alarming rate
This is causing ocean flows to break down
If this melting continues, their could be a rise
of up to 11 meters in some areas

6. 68.3% of the United States electricity
generation is produced by fossil fuels
This is releasing Greenhouse Gasses into the
atmosphere, this includes:
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Fluorinated gases
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7. Weapons of Mass Destruction
• There are an estimated 19,000 nuclear devices in the
world
• 4,400 of which are operational
• If all active nuclear weapons (4,200) were launched:
– Nuclear winter would occur for up to one year
– Billions of people will die
– Survivors may become eradiated
• Cancers, and other diseases will become more
common
• Food and water sources will become
contaminated

8. Human life destroyed by Technology
Genetic engineering is a process in which
recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology is used to
introduce desirable traits into organisms.
Produces pesticide resistant plants.
Animals can be larger.
Long term health effects of genetically modified foods
are unknown.
 Creation of biological weapons such as anthrax can
wipe out humanity.

9. ConclusionAs a species we have the potential to do amazing
things with the technology we create. As we develop
newer and more sophisticated technologies we may in
fact be the architects of our own demise. No one may
know this fact better than J. Robert Oppenheimer the
father of the atomic bomb. In an interview he quotes
the Hindu Scripture Bhagavad-Gita; 'Now I am
become Death, the destroyer of worlds. So many
technologies have the potential for good or for evil.
We can only hope that technology will continue to be
used to improve our world and not destroy it.

10. Gallery
Cadmium Metal

13. Presented By-
K.A.Roshan Thomas of 10th
B from
Gandhi House