[Milsurplus] Re: 20 Years into the Future

[Brad Latta]

Now we all know how the evolution of modern
electronics was accelerated; WWII. The development of
television, crt imaging, monostable multivibrators
(which eventually led to modern computing), blocking
oscillators,the magnetron (remember, EVERY modern
microwave oven has one of these!) etc, the list goes
on, these basic circuits which were developed by
engineers & scientists of WWII are still being used
today. So who is going to invent & develop new
electonic & radio technologies today that will still
be used more than 50 years later? If we lower our
standards of education, where will all research &
development go? To China? If you took away their
computer, how would the youth of today be able to
mathematically compute & design anything??
                                           Brad

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