week 5 blog

In the this book chapter, Hughes has demoustrated the “ Technology as Machine” start from 20^th century and it have changed in profound ways. It well-known that there are some counties which are American and Germany was influenced by the industial revolution. That shows the two contries was enter into the era of mechanization. Therefore, it have impact on the different area, such as culture and political. However,American and Germans have different opinions abour the machine. Like the American believed that the physical enviroment can be improved due to the machine. I thingk i agree with the American’s opinions, because I believed the machine technology will usher in the next stage of human, giving future people exquisite powers we do not cuttently. Also, American also thought the technology can be use to the building create and urban space built. That’s based on the nature. In the future, so much as machine and techonology will replace the worker and has influence on the global production. On the other hand, some Germans and European considered that the machine has destructive effect and intervention factor, as a result they against the americans who adore the machine. Interestingly, German is a country which professional in the technology. And the Hughes also believed that’s why the German have an effect on the global natural enviroment. Overall, I think this is a very interesing chapter, which can be known that the different arguments ablout the machine and technology and how the Tecchnology and machine could effect the country and human.