What are the Consequences of Technology?

Technology is something that many of us take for granted. We are living in the 21st century. This century is a very interesting time for technology, simply because there is so much of it. There are around 3 billion interent users worldwide. But what do you think would happen if we went back to the times of medieval England when the latest and greatest technology was Gutenberg's printing press? What do you think are the consequences of technology? In order to answer this question, in this essay we will be looking at three things: How has technology affected the battle front? How has technology affected politics? How has technology affected learning? Using these three examples, we will be able to get a big picture look at it's consequences.