Technology that has become obsolete

Conduct research on a piece of technology that has become obsolete (either largely or totally). You will then put together a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation to discuss your findings.

Your presentation should discuss:

  1. What the technology is. Where, when, and by whom it was made. What was the problem it was meant to solve, and how did it solve it?
  2. What other attempts had there been to solve this problem? Are there “dead-end” innovations that were tried and failed?
  3. What were the obstacles that had to be overcome to make this product? Was it hard to put together (like the transistor was)? Were the materials rare? Was it fragile?
  4. What impact did this new technology have? What did it change about the culture and economy into which it emerged?
  5. How widespread was this technology’s impact?
  6. What were the limitations of this technology?
  7. What technology eventually replaced this obsolete technology? Who made it and when?
  8. What did the new technology do better/differently than the old technology?
  9. How long did it take the new technology to displace the old technology? What was the impact of that change?
  10. Are there still uses for the old technology? What are they?

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