Before there was technology in Durham

candles

fireplace

Old house at Stagville

Picture by Francisco

How did houses stay cool before air conditioning? Here's some answers from Ivan and a tour guide at Stagville

aiff version

Old fashioned lightings with candles at Stagville

Picture by Francisco

Old fashioned fire place

Picture by Samer

When you look at these pictures, your job is going to be to try and compare these pictures of before and after technology. All the pictures were taken in Durham. The examples of before technology are at an old plantation from the seventeen hundreds called Stagville. The examples are an old house with not that much technology, candles, and an old cooking fireplace. The examples for after technology are at a modern house that has been designed to use solar power to save some electric power. It also has an electric stove and electric lights. Do you think there is going to be more technology in the future? If yes, what kind of technology?

stove

Modern solar power use house

Picture by Francisco

Electric lights

Picture by Nicasio

Electric stove

Picture by Samer

LINKS TO TECHNO-DURHAM PAGES

 Important inventions

 Field trips

Bios of the Techno-Durham team 

Techno-Durham home