British tanks with trench-crossing equipment, advance with troops in support, during trench warfare in France during the First World War, 1918. Corbis
A Century of World War I Tech: Photos -- Discovery
Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, an event that set off four years of war in Europe.
World War I also saw the introduction of new technologies that changed society. From tanks to machine guns, radio communications to air travel, blood banking to sanitary napkins, the so-called "Great War" was a bridge between the 19th century Industrial Revolution to the 20th century modern era.
Here are a few innovations – good and bad – that first saw light during a conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918, and left 37 million soldiers and civilians killed or wounded.
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My Comment: One can only imagine the innovations that will be developed in the next World War. Yes .... conducting wars on a massive scale is a part of human nature .... and yes .... I hope that I am not around when the next big one happens.
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