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Show PEEIAT PEEK ( AT TOMORROW'S TOMORROWS 'INTENTIONS INTENTIONS 'INTENTIONSNational ' INVENTION INVENTIONS . National Resources Committee Comnlittee Recommends Recomnlends Careful Planning Planningto to Take Fullest Advantage of Scientific Innovations . By WILLIAM WILLIAl\1 WILLIAl 1 \ C . UTLEYal UTLEY al alc alO alUR c ' / VUR UR country might have havepresented haveV- haveV haveVpresented 1i > f fpresented O OUR - > ' presented a vastly differI differ dIffer- dIfferent different - I , ent scene if , , at the turn of the thepresent thepresent a ' Y a { present century , the govern govern- government governr government government - r , ment had been able to fore fore- foresee forey foresee - ' y ! see the development of the thetelephone thetelephone fl fla a y . / 1 1telephone telephone , the automobIle automobilethe , , 4 , a ' " the airplane , the motion plcture PIC- PIC plc- plc PICture pic picture - , ' ture , rayon and radio . Likewise , if we today can fore foresce forer foresec r z zsee sce see the future development of some someInventIons someinventions & < % / . . j InventIons we already have and andsome andas andsome as asr r z some we probably will WJll have , then thens then'e thenwe w s 'e e \ ' e vv'il vvil w'll wll w'il wil ' be equipped to build fora for . , r - . / . a b bfi fi , J Ja ; - /a a / bYa bYaf f E i 1i 1 ati atih 4 4ati atii i ; h t ta a My 1 t + S F say tsay sayr < r > l 1 1x . ; f x s t + ; I Ii s - < i ' , , , vi t / Gr dha 1 1I 1ryw I ryw rywy rywv v , % n ka kaf y f ; L'L LL ' a ak ay y k ' L'LA35 A35 i it t 1 a ar aN aNf aNa a r , a aaN f 2 2a 2tf a # ' ' tf 9 aY i S I , I - ourselves and our posterity postenty a fuller fullere fullerexistence fullerexistence fullerexistenceThis e existence stence existenceThis stenceThIS This , according accordmg to the federal na- na natIOnal national na national - - tional resources committee , is the thereason thereason thereason reason for its recent reccnt 450,000 450000 , word wordreport wordreport wordreport report on the "social social " ImplIcatIons imphcatrons implicationsof imphcatronsof of new inventions " The report , says saysPresIdent saysPresident saysPresident PresIdent Roosevelt , ' holds out hope hopethat hopethat hopethat that we can anticipate some of the theeffects theeffects theeffects effects of major Inventions and andmake andmake andmake make plans to meet new situations situationsthat situationsthat situationsthat that will arise anse as these new inven Inven- Invenbons inventions inventions - - tions bons come into widespread wldesprcad use " . With this White House benedic benedic- benediction benediction - . tion , it Is expected that the recom recom- recommendatIons recommendations recommendations - - mendations of the laborious docu docu- document docu- docu document document - - ment will become a guidepost for forthe forthe forthe the co ordinatcd ordmatcd ordinated , long term plannmg planning planningto plannmgto to prevent or reduce rcduce future depres deprcs- deprcs depres- deprcsI depressions depressions - sions slons with their economic cconomlC mal mal- maladJustments maladjustments maladjustments - adjustments and social upheavals upheavalsthat upheavalsthat upheavalsthat that characterize the New DealCites Deal Detll DealCites Cites Thirteen 1m In Inventions entIons . To apply its theories , the commit committee committee committee tee recommends that another com com- commIttee com- com committee committee - - mittee , to be known as the natural naturalresources naturalresources naturalresources resources board , be created ThIs ThIswould Thiswould Thiswould would be a sort of "technological technological "technologicaltelescope "technologicaltelescope "technologicaltelescope technologicaltelescope " telescope telescope.hlch , " \ ' which \.hlch .hlch 'which . would constantly constantlypeer constantlypeer constantlypeer peer into mto the future and predIct predIctwhat predictwhat predictwhat what scientific advances would bemade bemade be made Its qualified observers would wouldbe wouldbe wouldbe be commissioned to co ordmate ordinate the thework thework thework work of the many special planmng planning planmngboards planningboards planningboards boards which exist in 47 states , , 400 400countIes 400counties 400counties countIes and nnd 1,100 1100 , , citiesThis cities citiesThis This board and the many other otherplannmg otherplanning otherplanning plannmg planning boards throughout the na- na natIon nation na nation - - tion ought immediately to concern concernthemselves concernthemselves concernthemselves themselves with the study of 13 m- m in- in mventlOns inventions in inventions - ventions ventlOns , the repOI repoit report t declares These Theseare Theseare Theseare are the mechimcal mech\D1cal mech D1cal mechanical ' \ cotton pIcker pickerair , aIr conditioning conditIonmg equipment , plastIcs plasticsthe , the photo electric electnc cell , artificial cot- cot cotton cotton cot cotton - ton and woolen like lIhe fibers made madefrom madefrom madefrom from cellulose , synthetic rubber rubberprefabricated , prefabrIcated houses , televIsIon televisionfacsimile , facsImIle transmission , the automo automobIle automobile automobile bIle trailer , . gasoline produced from fromcoal fromcoal fromcoal coal steep light fhght flight ( aircraft planes and andtray andtray andtray tray agriculture agricultureDr Dr . William W1l113m F . Ogburn , dIrector directorof of research for the report , tells a afew afew afew few of the ways wa ) s in an \ which \ hlch govern govern- governments governments governments - ments , individuals mdlvlduals and mdustrles industries mdustrlessuffered industriessuffered industriessuffered suffered because they failed to fore foresce foresee toresee sce see the development of certain certam m in mdustrles industries industnes dustrles dustries ' Highways are too narrow " he hecontends hecontends hecontends contends 'The The ' The metropolitan area areacould areacould areacould could have been planned better bettermuch , much crime cnme could have been bcen pre pre- prevented pre- pre prevented prevented - - vented Industries Industnes could have been beenlocated beenlocated beenlocated located to better belter advantage " Here he injected mJected a little of the thepohtIcal thepolitical thepolitical pohtIcal political philosophy of the present presentadmlnIstra presentadministration presentadministration admlnIstra administration bon 'The The ' The growing growmg inadequacies madequacles of ofsmall ofsmall ofsmall small local governments could have havebeen havebeen havebeen been foreseen , " he said , "and and " the thetransfer thetransfer thetransfer transfer of some of their functIOns functionsto to a more capable centralized government gov gov- government government - ernment would have been facilitat f:1Clhtat- f:1Clhtat f1Clhtat facilitat- f:1Clhtatcd facilitated facilitated : - - ed cd edCentury's Century's Centurys ' ' \ Most 1\lost 1 lost Important In Inv 1m cntiou enhou ention . . " "The The " question that naturally naturallyarises naturallyarises naturallyarises arises is Will the second third of ofthe ofthe ofthe the Twentieth Twenbeth century see the rIse rIseof riseof riseof of such great gre:1t gre1t : industries based on onnew onnew onnew new inventions as was seen in the thefirst thefirst thefirst first third7 thIrd ? There may very well be beequally beequally beequally equally significant slgmficant inventions durmg during durmgthe duringthe duringthe the next phase of our national nationalgrowth nationalgrowth nationalgrowth growth as in the one just concluded"For concluded concluded"For "For For " instance mstance , all arc are agreed that thatone thatone thatone ! . one such invention mvenbon is the elcctron electron elcctrontube electrontube electrontube tube , said to be the greatest greatcst mven inven mventIon invention mvcntion tIon of the Twentieth century Its Itsmost Itsmost Itsmost most brilliant form is the photo photoelectrIc photoelectric photoelectric electrIc cell , popularly known lmown as the theelectrIc theelectric theelectric electrIc eye eyc ' This ej eye ev e sees everything everythmg that the thehuman thehuman thehuman human eye can see and more It ItIS Itis Itis IS even said to be able to detect detectcertam detectcertain detectcertain certam certain types of counterfeit money money.It moneyIt . It will distinguish dlstmgulsh colors better than thanhuman thanhuman thanhuman human beings bemgs can do"When do"When do do"When "When When " it is joined Jomed with another anotherform anotherform anotherform form of the electron tube , the vacu vacu- vacuum vacuum vacuum - um tube , it becomes able to act on onwhat onwhat onwhat what it sees Thus it sees a waItress waItressapproachmg waitressapproaching waitressapproaching approachmg approaching a door with trays 111 in 111both inboth inboth both hands and at once swings swmgs the thedoor thedoor thedoor door open for her to pass"Unhke pass"Unlike pass pass"Unlike "Unlike Unlike "Unhke Unhke " a human hwnan being , it does doesnot doesnot doesnot not suffer from fatigue fatlgue For m- m in- in mstance instance in instance - stance , in a factory it canatch can watch \\atch atch 'watch ' \ \ the thetm thetin thetin tm tin cans go b by bv ) on a belt , pick out outthe outthe outthe the defective ones , letting lettmg only the thegood thegood thegood good ones go by This monotonous monotonouswork monotonouswork monotonouswork work can be done without strain stram for foras foras foras as long hours as the manager managerWlshes managerwishes managerwishes managerwishesFind Wlshes wishes WlshesF10d wishesFind Find F10d New Uses Constantly . "That That " it will cause unemployment unemploymentis IS obvious , but it will also lighten the thetasks thetasks thetasks tasks of the workmen Indeed , It Itbrmgs itbrings itbrings brmgs brings the automatic factory and andthe andthe andthe the automatic man one step closcr closer closer.It closerIt . It may be used to regulate automo automobIle automobile automobile bIle tnffic trrfTic , to measure the densIty densityof of smoke , , to time horse racing racmg , , to toread toread toread read , , to perform mathematical cal calcul:1tIons calculatsons calculations cul:1tIons cul1tIons culatsons : cul:1tIons'Hardly Hardly 'Hardly ' ' a month passes WIthOUt WIthOUtsome withoutsome withoutsome some new use of the photoelectrIc photoelectriccell cell being bemg reported rcported Indeed it wallrequire WIll wall WIllrcqulre willrequire rcqulre require decades to learn lcarn the many manythmgs manythings manythings thmgs things this versatile instrument mstrument can cando cando cando do ' , There are other such new mven inven mventIonsmvenbons inventionsinventions inventions tIons-mvenbons tIons mvenbons tions-inventions inventions - inventions which will carry carrythe carrythe carrythe the nation on to even greater greaterachIevement greaterachievement greaterachievement achIevement during durmg the vears bears ) ears to tocome tocome tocome come ' , The fulhcffects full effects cffects of artificial arbficlal fibers fibershave fibershave fibershave have not yet been felt The mtlu influ mtluence influence mfluence ence of the airplane has just begun"Even begun"Even begun begun"Even "Even Even " the familiar famlllar telephone wIll wIllhave willhave willhave have many m:1ny m1ny : new ncw and profound ef of effects offects cffects fects , when long distance telephon telephonmg telephoning telephoning mg ing becomes more widespread wldesprcad , upon uponthe uponthe uponthe the distribution dlstnbutlOn of population be between between between tween metropolis and smaller CIty cityupon , upon the physical separation of ofmanagement ofmanagement ofmanagement management control from produc productIon productron production tIon tron , . , upon remote controls in 10 gen general general general generalTrailer eral eralTruler eralTrailer Trailer Truler : May 1\Iay 1 Iay \ Alter Living . "The The " telephone wire may be used usedto usedto usedto to record messages , bulletins bulletms , even evennelspapers evennetispapers evennewspapers ne\lspapers ne lspapers netispapers \ ; , in the home and office"Nor office"Nor office office"Nor "Nor Nor " are the influences mfluences of the thevery thevery thevery very common automobile matters of ofpast ofpast ofpast past history either The new socIal socIaland socialand socialand and economic unit umt of populabon population populabonca11ed populationcalled populationcalled ca11ed called the metropolitan area arc.1 arc1 . , so en encour:1ged encouraged encouraged cour:1ged cour1ged couraged : by the automobile , is In Inits inits InIts its infancy mfancy , while the trailer trader may maybe maybe maybe be destined destmed to change the habits of oflIv10g ofliving ofliving lIv10g living and working worhmg of vast numbers numbersof of the people pcople " . Dr . Ogburn points pomts out that thcre there thereis 15 is little advantage in m planning plannmg the theuse theuse theuse use or distribution of ot our natural naturalresources naturalresources naturalresources resources unlesse unless \ we \\e e know Imow what uses usestechnologIsts usestechnologists usestechnologists technologIsts will find tor for them We Wemust Wemust Wemust must be able to foresee foresce whether whethcr oil oilwill oilwill oilwill will be made from coal , whether whetherplastics whetherplastics whetherplastics plastics will take the place of wood woodwhether woodwhether whether \ hether alcohol will wi11 be us used .d d < . as a amotor amotor amotor motor fuel , whether more foodstuff foodstuffs foodstuffsstill foodstuffwill ? still \ \ III be produced produccd chemically chcmlcally ' ' , The nation now faces faccs the second secondthIrd secondthird secondthird thIrd of the tile Twentieth Twcnbcth century , " hesays he hesays hesays says "What What " may be expected e\.pected e.pected e .pected pected ' \ . of oftcchnologlcal oftechnological oftechnological tcchnologlcal technological development9 devclopment development ? ' ' , How tar far reaching rcachmg will bo be the ef of effects offects offects fects of the meclnmcal mechmcal mech-inrcal mech inrcal , - cotton colton pick pickl.r pickCr pickcr l.r lr Cr . ? Will the surplus labor of the theSouth theSouth theSouth South Hood nood flood the northern and western west westcrn westcm crn ern cities7 cIties ? ' Will win the governments One of the most moct ; Important inven 1Oven- 1Oven inven- 1Ovenhons inventions inventions - - tions hons which wInch will wlIl be de dcv des , doped clopcd eloped in 10 the thenext thenext thenext next few years Is the mechanical mechanicalcotton mechanicalcotton mechanicalcotton cotton picker , shown at left Au- Au An- An Auother Another An Another - other is television televJslon ; a broadcast IS ISshown isshown isshown shown above . , plan and act nct in time , once the thespread thespread thespread spread of this invention is certain7 certam certain ? ' ' , The influence on negroes may be becatastrophIc becatastrophic becatastrophic catastrophIc Farm tenancy will be beaffected beaffected beaffected affected The political system of ofthe ofthe ofthe the southern states may be gre greatly greatlyaltered greatlyaltered greatlyaltered"In 1tly 1tlyaltercd altercd altered altercd"In altered"In "In In " another field , science SCIcnce has gone gonefar gonefar gonefar far on the road to producing producmg artifi artIfi- artIficIal artificial artificial - - cial cbmate clImate in m all its aspects , WhIch WhIchmay whichmay whichmay may have effects effccts on the dIstrIbutIon distributionof of popul population 1tIon , upon health upon pro- pro productIon production pro production - duction and upon the transformatIon transformationof of the night mght into day . Talking Talkmg Books for Blind Bhnd . ' ' |