"World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole." ― Barry Commoner Topic(s): Technology More From Barry Commoner "What is needed now is a transformation of the major systems of production more profound than even the sweeping post-World War II changes in production technology." "What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that don’t go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are." "As the earth spins through space, a view from above the North Pole would encompass most of the wealth of the world – most of its food, productive machines, doctors, engineers and teachers. A view from the opposite pole would encompass most of the world’s poor." More In Technology "Don’t leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you’re doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don’t think about technology first."― Esther Dyson "Today, the forces of competition, technology, and globalization have converged to spur innovation and to transform the way business is done in the securities industry."― Arthur Levitt "I don’t like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can’t really ask for more than."― Mark Knopfler