Five technologies were born out of war but found their place in peacetime


Extremely familiar technologies have changed the face of our lives, and you will be amazed at how well they are developed in wartime. Technology in war can change over time. Old systems are always repaired, along with new innovations that are coming together. With two fierce World Wars in the twentieth century, and a series of military developments, especially the subsequent Cold War, over the past 100 years the world has witnessed evolution evolving. The battlefield, which culminates in nuclear weapons as well as the latest cyber warfare.

Even some of the original technologies used in the military, but then went further, and became an indispensable part of normal life. Some of the technologies we can easily point to are names of their origin. A large number of other, may make your jaw drop a bit.

Here are five technologies developed and used during the war, and so convenient, peacemakers like us are also always enjoy.


Microwave Oven
 is an indispensable device in every kitchen, but few know that microwave oven is derived from World War II. Percy Spencer, an American inventor and engineer, now works with a radio receiver with large electromagnetic radiation. Invented one day, while he was testing the machine, the chocolate bar in his pocket suddenly melted, noting that the first dish was 'heated' by microwave.

In 1947, the first microwave oven was sold, although with the price of the sky plus the size of oversized so few people put money out with this product. Two decades later, a more affordable and popular oven was made, and the microwave we are used to today has found its place in every kitchen.

Sunglasses
Today this line has become the core of contemporary fashion trends. However when Bausch & Lomb first designed them in 1936, their goal was purely technical.

Originally referred to as "pilot's glasses", this tool was developed to protect their eyes during combat. The first lines blocked 80% of the sunlight, allowing the fighter pilots to locate the enemy even when the sun was streaming directly into their aircraft.

They replaced heavier and more inconvenient goggles for the same purpose, and after the war became a fashion accessory. When General Douglas MacArthur strode across the Philippine coast wearing a pilot suit, photographers captured this impressive moment with the American public at home and, Sunglasses become a permanent symbol of history.

Unmanned Aircraft 
Today's unmanned aerial vehicles are used extensively in military operations, and, as such, have a solid place in their normal lives.

The concept of unmanned aircraft began in 1916 when the US Navy developed an unmanned bomber prototype. This first attempt was ineffective, as was the aircraft too heavy. In 1973, a model aircraft engineer named John Stuart Foster Jr. has designed the version more useful and practical. The US military has worked with Foster to finalize the version, and produced the unmanned aircraft we have today. They have become a controversial symbol of modern warfare.

As the technology gets cheaper, it has become a tool of photographers, filmmakers and reporters. Unlike some of the technologies mentioned in this list, today's unmanned aerial vehicles appearing simultaneously in both civilian and military life.

InternetIn 1963, a computer scientist named J.C.R. Licklider has proposed a new breakthrough concept. To be referred to as the "cyberspace," this idea is the origin of the Internet we know today. His abstract work has become the foundation of ARPANET, a network that allows individual computers to share their resources.

In 1969, six years after Licklider's idea was proposed, four computer companies were connected to ARPANET, and the Internet era began in its most pristine form. Today the internet has become a secondary ingredient in every aspect of life, from entertainment to social media, from science to government work.

It was originally a military communications and logistics tool, long before the wider public began to receive it.

Virtual Reality. 
Before virtual reality technology became widespread in the 21st century, the United States Department of Defense (DARPA) developed a system that allowed soldiers to familiarize themselves with geography. they will have to fight. They set up a camera that was constantly attached to the vehicle as it was traveling on roads in Aspen, Colorado. Photos reproduced in a two-dimensional simulated area can be explored in the same way we do with today's Google Street View.

Limits of capital have prevented the project from going any further, but it has nonetheless constituted what we call the wave of virtual reality technology in the 21st century.