Science and technologies (modern inventions and innovation techniques; computers and the Internet; cloning)

Наука и технологии (современные изобретения и инновационные технологии; компьютеры и Интернет; клонирование). Эссе на английском языке. ...

Modern society develops greatly. New technologies are invented so rapidly that we can hardly follow and correspond to them. Some decades ago we could not even imagine that we would be able to speak over the phone in the street, use computers and work by Internet. Now it seems ordinary and usual.

Modern society develops greatly. New technologies are invented so rapidly that we can hardly follow and correspond to them. Some decades ago we could not even imagine that we would be able to speak over the phone in the street, use computers and work by Internet. Now it seems ordinary and usual.

Our life is impossible without TV. It offers a lot of entertainment whatever your age is. It is easy to use. A TV remote-control unit allows you to operate the TV set from a distance. There are some modern inventions that are used in everyday life. How interesting it is to look through photos which have been made some time ago and to remember wonderful minutes of your life. And Nicephore Niepce from France pioneered photography in 1829. You don't worry about performing everyday cleaning tasks from vacuuming to cleaning up liquids, your vacuum cleaner can take care of that. And in 1908 James Spangler from the USA built the first vacuum cleaner.As for me I can't imagine my life without my phones. The main advantage of it is that you can get in touch with your friends and relatives in a twinkling of an eye. It offers a lot of possibilities, for example, to send and receive urgent messages. But the main disadvantage is that it needs charging. And I also can't do without my computer at home. It saves a lot of time when I need lots of information. It is a reliable and brilliant source of information. The main benefit is the speed with which we can find the news. To my mind, it is a necessity rather than a luxury. It makes possible for you to go on the Internet and design your own website. It is no problem nowadays to connect with friends all over the world with the help of Internet. You can even see them. Skype is one more great invention of the present.The invention of Microsoft-Dos in 1981 by Bill Gates shocked the world at the end of 20th century. But the most shocking discovery was made in 1997. Scottish scientist Ian Wilmat developed the idea of cloning. Cloning is the process of creating a copy of a biological entity. When Dolly, the first cloned sheep came in the news, cloning interested the masses.