You can read more about Sputnik's anniversary at USA Today, The Seattle Times, or at the Nasa website.
The launch of Sputnik is more than just an interesting history lesson (although, take note homeschool parents, it is that too). The technological advances that came from the space program have spread across society and changed the world that we live in today.
Yes, some of those advances that got their start from space technology ultimately made working at home more feasible. We take global communications for granted today, but it actually has its origins in the satellites sent up by NASA between 1966 and 1974. (For a complete list of inventions from the space program you can view the NASA page that lists product spinoffs from the space program.) Personally I can't imagine working at home without the global connectiveness that we enjoy today.
Just like my grandparents could not possibly imagine the technology that makes my home office possible, I am sure that the future holds technology that is beyond my imagination. For a small business owner, the key to keeping pace with technology is to continue learning. While you may not need every single new gadget that appears on the marketplace, watch for and strive to stay on top of technological trends.
What about you? Can you imagine operating your home office with the technology that existed fifty years ago?
Leave a comment and let us know.
I'm a freelance writer, so I suppose it'd be possible since, by and large, traditional submission methods haven't changed much. It'd be slower and harder going, though. Snail mail is still the norm, but everything else has changed a great deal. The business of writing and publishing, at least when it comes to articles and copy, has picked up the pace incredibly. I'm not so sure I would've had the guts to strike out on my own if it weren't for today's communication technology.
(I figured out how to open the comments section to anyone, by the way. Thanks for pointing out the problem.)
Posted by: Misses E. | October 4, 2007 11:30 AM | Permalink to Comment