Dorian Gray (doriangray) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2015-10-25 18:54:00 |
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Entry tags: | dorian gray, georgina kincaid, regulus black, sirius black |
I grew up during the end of the Industrial Revolution. Born in 1869, already behind me was Robert Stevenson's Bell Rock Lighthouse in 1811, John Rennie's London Bridge in '31 and Isambard Kingdom Brunel's incredible SS Great Eastern in '59. During my lifetime, I saw pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge being constructed from the time I was but one year old to my thirteenth year.
Every project was plagued by hardship and death. Every time, the opposition to these great engineers shouted loudly that they were pushing past the limits of men and material. The idea that already mankind was going too far - let alone the idea that we could go further.
But humanity has always refused to be limited. And already what I've seen at Stark Expo - innovation in technology, communication, medicine and architecture tells me that no only have we never slowed down, but we welcome new challenges for the glory of overcoming them. So I must encourage those who aren't necessarily interested in science and haven't yet gone out to Flushing Meadows to see the Expo to do so. Because it's inspiring to see where we're all heading. For someone like me, who's familiar with the leaps and bounds we've made over the past centuries, but for anyone -- there is nothing but hope to be found in a glimpse of a promising future.