Technology used in the military By: Mike Marino Ships/boat ● The ship was made in about 4000 BC by the Ancient Egyptians is was a wooden sail boat. ● In 1200 BC the Greeks were making ships that were about 100 feet long and could carry 90- 180 tons of cargo. ● The Romans made even bigger ships that could carry 1000 people and 1000 tons of cargo. Anicent Technology ● Some things that were used way back in the day was things such as catapults, siege towers, and battering rams. ● Catapult – were used to hurl projectiles from a distance ● Siege towers- protected soldiers when trying to get close to enemy walls, Archers usually on top ● Battering rams- used to break through walls/gates. Invention of Firearms ● China invented the first firearm in the 12th century after they invented gun powder in the 9th. ● The ancestor of the firearm is the fire lance(a tube filled with black powder that was attached to the end of a spear and acted like a flamethrower) ● The first gun was used in the piskapainan war. ● The oldest surviving gun was made from bronze and dates back to 1288. American Revolution ● Technology used: Mortars, Cannons, Land Mines, Submarines ● Mortars(1453) – Weapon that fires bombs at low velocities, short ranges, and high arcing trajectories ● Cannon- Artillery that uses gunpowder to launch a projectile. ● Land Mines(3rd Century)- Explosive deivce, underground and destorys enemy targets and they pass over or near it. American Revolution Cont. ● Submarine(1620)– Watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. ● First invented bu Cornelius Drebbel a Dutchman ● First military submarine was the Turtle(1775) ● Tried using Turtle to sink a British warship HMS Eagle but failed. Civil War ● Technology used : Grenades, Gatling gun, Telegraph, IronClad ● Grenades- Originated from weapons known as Zhen Tian Lei(gunpowder was packed into ceramic or metal containers). A grenade is a small bomb that can be thrown by hand. ● Gatling gun- Early machine gun. Was invented in 1861 by Dr. Richard J Gatling an American inventor. First used in the Civil War. ● Ironclad(1859)- Steam propelled warship that was protected bu iron or steel armor plates ● Telegraph(1792) – Long distance transmission of messages. World War 1 ● Technology used: Machine Guns, Airplanes, Tanks, Flame throwers ● Machine Guns(Mid 19th century) – A fully automatic mounted or portable firearm ● Airplanes(1903) – Aircraft that is capable of flight using wings ● Tanks(1915)- Tracked, Armored fighting vehicles designed for front-line combat ● Flamethrowers(1900) - incendiary device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire World War 2 ● Technology used : The Atomic Bomb, Radar, ASDIC (Sonar) ● Atomic Bomb(1945) – Explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions ● Radar(RAdio Detection And Ranging)(1904) – Object detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects ● Sonar(SOund Navigation And Ranging)(1916) - Technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with, or detect objects on or under water. Osama Bin Laden ● Technology used: Face Recognition, Black Hawks, Predator drones, Night Vision ● Face Recognition- A computer application used for identifying a person from a digital image ● Black Hawks- Stealth helicopter used to transport the Navy Seals ● Predator Drones- An unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) ● Night Vision- The ability to see in low light conditions Future Technologys ● Meshworms- Size of a fingertip, moves like a earthworm, can fit into the tiniest of places and record temperature and record sound ● Microwave Ray Gun- Injects blasts of sound into a persons head from a couple hundred yards away ● Space Laser- send a powerful destructive beam onto earth ● Flybot- Size of a lightning bug, can fly into areas to dangerous for soldiers ● Super Drone- Reach speeds of 4000 mph and fly at altitudes of 100,000 feet .