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  1. Aug 2021
    1. Yet, in the application of science to the needs and desires of man, it would seem to be a singularly unfortunate stage at which to terminate the process, or to lose hope as to the outcome.

      With the peak of growth we should go full force towards the developments of inventions and knowledge of men so we can adequately fulfill the desires of men.

    2. The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

      An widely accepted Encyclopedia that is controlled by the people (Similar to Wikipedia) towards the development of educational fields of research would be mans greatest wealth of knowledge.

    3. Logic can become enormously difficult, and it would undoubtedly be well to produce more assurance in its use.

      If a manipulation was present in the self learning capabilities of modern artificial intelligence, it can lead to an exponential crisis of malfunction or artificial error.

    4. Relief must be secured from laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations in accordance with established rules.

      If we could limit the use of our intelligence for repetitive task and focused on the task that our current machines cannot comprehend it would lead to a more efficient growth in knowledge.

    5. the users of advanced methods of manipulating data are a very small part of the population.

      This small population is credited to the expansion and development of technology that the average person uses in day to day life.

    6. The advanced arithmetical machines of the future will be electrical in nature, and they will perform at 100 times present speeds, or more.

      the amount of accuracy of current technology is almost sci-fi to me. Imagine if these doubled!

    7. microphotography still has a long way to go.

      The common accessibility to High Definition microphotography in institutions will greatly benefit science due to the fact that people who don't have the physical subject or a device to zoom and view the subject, can still learn in detail.

    8. Thus, when the whole picture has been covered, a replica appears at the receiving end

      I wonder if the Laser Printer uses a similar process to print papers without the use of ink?

    9. An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined

      Most likely the reason why Digital Cameras are so popular today.

    10. A record if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended,

      The science field is not stagnant. After one study , hypothesis or even conclusion, the expansion of the subject will always grow.

    11. Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort. In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably.

      Modern Vehicles, Computers, Phones and other devices all contain interchangeable parts. Each part has its own specific purpose and often each part is specifically made for that specific device. Despite this, often it's possible to repair the parts and have a reliable device or invention.

    12. cathode ray tubes rendering visible an occurrence so brief that by comparison a microsecond is a long time, relay combinations which will carry out involved sequences of movements more reliably than any human operator and thousands of times as fast

      With the cooperation of the thinking man and the accumulation of mans knowledge (inventions) the opportunity to learn and discover is almost exponential.

    13. The investigator is staggered by the findings and conclusions of thousands of other workers—conclusions which he cannot find time to grasp, much less to remember, as they appear.

      With deferring information from multiple studies and conclusions from different investigators , how do come to a widely accepted statement/answer to this investigation?

    14. Now, as peace approaches, one asks where they will find objectives worthy of their best.

      Millions and millions of dollars towards the development of destructive weapons lead by some of the most educated individuals but why isn't there a focus on the development of non lethal weapons, and the study of obtaining and maintaining peace in different cultures.

    15. a new relationship between thinking man and the sum of our knowledg

      This is most likely inferring that there needs to be a greater focus on the thinking man, then rather the people relying the accumulation of knowledge throughout human history.

    16. For years inventions have extended man's physical powers rather than the powers of his mind.

      I agree that in fact, inventions have improved the physical powers of man. The other effect of inventions is that Man isn't using their mind to their full potential of the mind.