Automation has historically created more jobs than it destroys — but the transition periods cause significant hardship.

Nuclear reactors generate electricity by using the heat from controlled fission chain reactions to boil water and spin turbines.

GPS is so precise that it must account for Einstein's theory of relativity to remain accurate.

The internet was originally designed to survive nuclear war.

Amazon ships approximately 1.6 million packages per day.

The printing of paper currency simplified trade.

Electric cars predate gasoline-powered cars — electric vehicles were common in the early 1900s before oil became dominant.

Iceland recycles nearly 100% of its energy from geothermal and hydroelectric sources.

The concept of email predates the internet — early forms existed on mainframe computer networks in the 1960s.