(大学英语)unit_10_The_Fantastic_Spurt_in_Technology.ppt

Unit 10 The Fantastic Spurt in Technology; Menu;1. About the Author Alvin Toffler ( born October 3, 1928) is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution,communications revolution, and corporate revolution. His early work focused on technology and its impact. Then he moved to examine the reaction of all changes in society. His later focus has been on the increasing power of 21st century military hardware, weapons and technology proliferation, and capitalism. ;2. Henry Ford, the creator of the assembly line In October 1913, a revolutionary step was taken in the advancement of factory assembly when Henry Ford unveiled his moving car assembly line. The assembly line certainly changed the face of motor vehicle manufacture. There was an ever-growing demand for the car and the new technology was intended to rapidly speed up the production process. Setting up in the Detroit suburb of Highland Park, Henry Ford made a 250-foot moving assembly line. Each worker was assigned a specific task and would perform it over and over again.;3. Bessemer Furnace Bessemer, Sir Henry(1813-1898), British inventor, born in Charlton, Hertfordshire, England, and largely self-educated. He was a prolific inventor, but is best known for his process for the manufacture of steel. Modern steel-making employs blast furnaces that are merely refinements of the furnaces used by the old ironworkers. The process of refining molten iron with blasts of air was accomplished by the British inventor Sir Henry Bessemer who developed the Bessemer furnace, or convertor in 1855.;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;New words;To light theaters: to give light to theaters;Indeed, in…, quiet and clean surroundings are characteristic—even sometimes essential: ;-- He did not object to our proposal. Indeed, he gave several reasons f