In the 1830's, an intelligent and courageous man named Charles Babbage invented the designs for what he called the "Difference Engine", or a really really big calculator by today's standards.
And then there was Joseph-Marie Jacquard's automated loom using punch cards.
Ray Kroc that turned a food stand into the largest restaurant chain in the world, MacDonald.
A computer geek that revolutionized the face of computers today. Steve Jobs.
Extraordinary things happen everyday. In science, in literature, in nature, in technology, and through people. It's even more common than you might think. But my question is why. Why do people create and innovate? What pushes us to change and adapt?
Is it the world around us that dictates the need for change? There was no one demanding a calculator in 1832, but Babbage designed one. Is it the need humans have to create and serve? Maybe. Is it a cultural value? Do some places encourage invention and experimentation more than others? It is easy to look around at the world and say, "yep, things sure have changed in the past hundred years." The real question is why.
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