For my project I needed some primary sources, so I decided to endeavor to get an interview with him. And I did. It's been quite a few years since I talked with him, but I remember him trying to explain some of the scientific stuff that I could understand no better now then I could today. What interested me the most, was his idea for the future of cell phones. His idea was that they would evolve simply into microchip-like devices that would be implanted under our skin. I don't keep up much with science, but from a consumer point of view I don't see that happening. With how attached we have become to smart phones, I don't understand how I would give up my games, scrolling of social media, and flipping through photos with my physical phone unless these microchips would be really connected to our bodies.I enrolled in ENT 3003 because I needed a class to fill my schedule. I am already ahead in the accounting program and needed to fulfill four credits. I originally wanted to take a marketing class, but when those weren't open to non-marketing majors I opted to look at other classes and found this one. The format of the class is something I'm not very comfortable with--I'm one of those people that actually would prefer tests and quizzes. What I hope to get out of the class is a broader, and more open way of thinking. I don't expect to become an entrepreneur, but maybe begin to think like one.
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ReplyDeleteEmily, quite impressive with your interviewing the inventor of the cell phone! I am most definitely impressed. The thought that he still can see the distance the cell phone could go reflects he still has the mind of an entrepreneur. I would not count it out about the microchips because we are an ever evolving species because in large part to technology. What we think we require to move forward in this day and age has far exceeded what our those before us had available.
ReplyDeleteWho knows by the time this class ends, you and I will probably have a better understanding of what makes an entrepreneur and as you state think like one.
Here is the link to my entrepreneurship story that I am including because I think you and I both can relate to not thinking we are brave enough to that step, but at minimum at least think like one: http://sonjasevolution.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story.html
Ha, I love that you went after an interview with the INVENTOR OF CELL PHONES. That's a story you can tell forever, and even when the communication devices are microchips implanted under our skin, you heard it first. I think while we may be resistant to foreign technology being voluntarily implanted in us, future generations may be more receptive to it. Also, I hope that's a picture of Dr. Cooper because it's delightful. When you speak of your conversation with him, that image captures what popped up in my brain, the adorable, nerdy fervor.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of with you on the format being unexpected, different, but it's a breath of fresh air from everything else I've taken. Still trying to embrace it rather than let it throw me off, and I hope you're starting to get your bearings, too.
Unfortunately I'm terribly bad at self-promoting, but here's my story: http://adventuresinent.blogspot.com/2016/01/my-entrepreneurship-story.html.
DeleteMy great grandfather was an inventor of sorts himself, and he was my first touch with the entrepreneurial spirit. To see people so caught up in what they do is truly inspiring. I hope you felt that energy when you spoke with Dr. Cooper. It's infectious.