Рассуждая о будущем (english)

Future one of the strongest magic wordsin the history of humanity. From old times people began to ponder upon theirfuture. Sometimes ill-omened sometimes hopeful but it always attracted thehuman thoughts. There were many clairvoyants being engaged in predicting thefuture and very often there was nothing but pessimistic ways in theirconclusions. And many times our civilization really stood on the edge of

totalwreck but heavens and just ordinary people by their efforts allow our planet tosurvive. But now standing on the boundary of the centuries and considering allthe circumstances concerning with the problems of interrelations betweencountries, threat of ecological catastrophe, possibility of the beginning ofthe Third World War, especially in the light of the events in Yugoslavia, wecannot be sure that and this time any miracle will save the humanity fromdisaster.

But diverting from such pessimistic thoughts let meimagine our future concentrating on the aspects of developing and applying newtechnologies. A few words about the Space. I guess that cosmology willmake a great strides in the near future. There will be a good possibility ofinventing the light speed engine for the space vehicles or using the directedemission of the elementary particles but even otherwise

I m sure that the humancivilization will spread its influence at least on the now known expanses ofthe universe. We will settle our colonies on the various planets and who knowswhether on the Earth there will be the centre or if you want the capital ofmankind. Maybe on these planets we will find the remains of old civilizationsand use their knowledge and technologies for our needs. Or, it s also possible,we will disturb any martial people and our civilization will be

erased from theface of the universe. Who knows? Eventually, still Sallusty said All thatcome into the world doomed to death . The City. The greatset of numerous buildings made from glass and plastic, tidy streets, beautifultrade palaces, little comfortable cars full of electronics, pitiable rests ofthe parks and museums in a word the technological epoch. Yes, but it is only theexternal view of the future city.

For instance let me describe the proposedfuture car and possibly new technologies inculcated in it. No doubt accordingto the requirements of aerodynamics and beauty it will have the streamlineform. After outward appearance car s engine is the first thing on which we payattention. Such engine in the future, I believe, must be based on eco-friendlysources of energy such as sun energy or probably some kind of cleared crystalsof any metal.

Then certainly brakes are. Now we use the steel brake disks butthere is a possibility to increase the efficiency and productivity of them byusing the carbon-filled plastic brakes in the aggregate with the carbon brakedisks. By the way such brakes are used now in the Formula 1 Championship. Ithink it should be noted that applying such kind of brakes decreases theopportunity of making overtaking in classic slip-stream later braking .

But inthe city is not so important as in the race. And the third component of thecompound car s complex about which I would like to tell you is the electronicstuffing. It must include the system of control under every car s knots,navigating system, steering control, against impact system and others. By the way aboutelectronics.

As it was said the future according to my subjective opinion willrepresent technological epoch. The computers will be used in any sphere of ourlife they will help us to simplify our being as much as possible. The computerwill percolate everywhere. The human won t be able to imagine his life withoutcomputer. It will help him, I mean human, at the work, in the street, on therest, certainly at home, for example

on kitchen. If you will wish to see amovie the computer will offer you the numerous films using its possibility ofconnecting to the central database of movies. The same instance can be given inthe case of books but of course with necessary note that the desirable bookwill be available only on the screen of the computer or no doubt you can printit but it will take some period of time, some quantity of paper and thereafter money.

I have mentionedthe pitiable rests of the parks, museums and, I am afraid, even theatres. Yes Iflatter myself to suppose that that very technological epoch will completelyabsorb and destroy all the sensuality and spirituality of the human essence.Yes maybe the human race will reach the new level of developing and producingbut the main kernel of life the human nature will be lost forever!Performed bythe student of the group

I-4-4MoskalenkoAnthonyMoscow. 1999 year.