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Quantum Leap Discoveries
Charles Turner wrote:
Guys, It was Sir Clive Sinclair who said something like "the World Economy needs some new discoveries, all current manufacturing etc. is based on old discoveries." He was referring to Automotive, Telephony, Television etc, which are of course very old ideas, some 100+ years. Not much so far, but then we are in an era where information can circle the globe before you can even imagine it doing so. My theory is that in ye olde times, people sat and thought for long hours, even days about things, noted stuff down on bits of paper, maybe shared stuff with local villages, but didnt become widespread until it worked, and for that reason it seemed like a massive jump in technology. Now days, thanks to the web, people spat little bits of ideas here there and everywhere, and it is instantly assimilated. So it seems technology these days is gradually built upon, continuously evolving in infintessimal steps. So, as far as electronics is concerned there has been no subsequent "Quantum Leap Discovery" (I will, however, stand to be corrected and enlightened). The big question:- Are there any discoveries in any other disciplines that rival that of the semiconductor and would anyone like to predict the next Quantum Leap. One thing springs to mind: Room temperature superconductors - these are just on the horizon as far as some physicists are concerned and would certainly be a revolution in computing, power transmission, magnetic shielding, and by some sources even gravity manipulation! If it was to come about tomorrow it would probably revolutionise our world, but more than likely the technology will draw out slowly (if it works) over the next 10-20 years, so we'll be looking back and just see a gradual uptake of the technology, not so much of a "quantum leap" |
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Quantum Leap Discoveries
In article . com, "Mark Fortune" writes:
Charles Turner wrote: Guys, It was Sir Clive Sinclair who said something like "the World Economy needs some new discoveries, all current manufacturing etc. is based on old discoveries." He was referring to Automotive, Telephony, Television etc, which are of course very old ideas, some 100+ years. Not much so far, but then we are in an era where information can circle the globe before you can even imagine it doing so. My theory is that in ye olde times, people sat and thought for long hours, even days about things, noted stuff down on bits of paper, maybe shared stuff with local villages, but didnt become widespread until it worked, and for that reason it seemed like a massive jump in technology. Now days, thanks to the web, people spat little bits of ideas here there and everywhere, and it is instantly assimilated. So it seems technology these days is gradually built upon, continuously evolving in infintessimal steps. At the time when semiconductors and lasers came around, information spread quite rapidly, yet by all measures these were revolutions. So, as far as electronics is concerned there has been no subsequent "Quantum Leap Discovery" (I will, however, stand to be corrected and enlightened). The big question:- Are there any discoveries in any other disciplines that rival that of the semiconductor and would anyone like to predict the next Quantum Leap. One thing springs to mind: Room temperature superconductors - these are just on the horizon as far as some physicists are concerned Hardly. Even high Tc superconductors, which caused such a stir some 20 years ago, didn't live up to their promise so far, and these are still far from "room temperature". As for true room remperature superconductors, there is currently no research direction present that appears to be leading there. and would certainly be a revolution in computing, No, not at all. Some marginal improvement, perhaps, but not any revolution. power transmission, Again, improvement, not a revolution. It is not as if most of the power is being wasted in transmission nowadays. So, you'll get some savings, worthwhile but hardly revolutionary. magnetic shielding, Yes, they'll be very good at this. As to whether this opens new technological vistas or remains a niche application, it is too early to tell. and by some sources even gravity manipulation! Not by any sources in existing physics. To the extent we know, magnetic fields do nothing for gravity manipulation. In fact, to the extent we know, gravity cannot be manipulated (other than the old fashioned way, moving masses around. Mati Meron | "When you argue with a fool, | chances are he is doing just the same" |
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