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Technology During The Great War

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Science and technology play an important role in a well functioning society. However, they also can distinctly altar war due to the heightened ways of strategizing. The advancements of both science and technology elevated the sophistication of weaponry, in comparison to prior methods of fighting. This ultimately led to an increased number of casualties, new medicinal resources, and more modernistic ways of communicating. Therefore, the new sophistications of both science and technology did in fact influence the outcome of the Great War. To begin, the advancements of modern warfare during the Great War were largely responsible for the unanticipated number of casualties. Furthermore, improvements in poisonous gases, machine guns and trench warfare, led to a higher rate of casualties. “For instance, 40% of casualties were attributed to poisonous gas, 200, 000 soldiers were killed in the trenches, and in just four years, 22 models of machine guns were invented, produced, and used throughout battles.” …show more content…

Specifically, the blood transfusion machine was properly modified during the Great War, in order to quickly save a critically wounded soldier. “The machine first invented by Charles Richard Drew, was then modified to allow blood to be safely saved and stored for future use. The technique was first adopted by the United States, Canadian, and British medical facilities.” (Weapons of War) Evidently, prior to the modification, if a soldier could not find a perfect blood sample, they would not survive. This innovation allowed many soldiers to survive from serious injuries, which they otherwise would not have without the betterment of the machine and the advancements in science. Overall, the techniques adopted in medicine led to the recovery of many soldiers and saved the lives of many soldiers, whose conditions once seemed impossible to

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