Scientific Achievements Of The 21st Century Essay

It is the year 2517, the 26th century and I am a historian who studies the greatest scientific achievements and failures of the 21st century, i.e. January 1, 2001- December 31, 2100.
The UK Science Council’s (2009) definition of Science – ‘is the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.’ Furthermore they found and defined that, ‘Technology is the practical applications of knowledge (science) and skills (techniques) to create solutions (technological objects/systems) which satisfy our needs/solve our problems.’
From my research, it was observed that the 21st century was not necessarily the century of inventions but more so, the century of innovation. For example, cellular devices, computers, music players, cars etc. were already invented by the 21st century, however it was not until then that there were major advancements in both the science and technologies of these devices.
Bluetooth is an excellent example of technology that already existed in the late 20th century, however it was not until the 21st century when scientists and manufacturers were able to

Meaning, they had all the technology in the world as well as multiple ways of communicating with each other yet there was a break down in face to face communication. At social gatherings or events it was normal to find that an individual would be in the presence of others yet there was not a lot of real contact because the majority of the time was spent with individuals on their mobile devices using apps such as Facebook, Instagram or Snapchat, to name a few. It was even found that some individuals only knew how to conduct proper conversations through text messages or through other online platforms and that they suffered to express themselves well with individuals through face to face