Chapter 12: Shattered Skies

The most interesting thing about this chapter is learning the history and development of science and technology as we know it today. I thought it was incredibly interesting how much everything depends on something else. Cannons and cannonballs were created as a result of realizing black powder could be ignited and used to fire objects. And in continuing to develop and improve this technology, we have fizzy sodas and environmentally harmful CFCs.

It was really eye opening to see the truly negative effects that the development of technology can create for our world. There is so much that was done to the environment in the name of scientific progression before anyone even realized that harm was being done. While it is depressing, it is important to realize that this is happening so that we can understand the harm that we are doing to the environment. Maybe if we realize this, we can work to overcome it.