Who Were We

There is a space wherewe will preserve humanity’s history. In that space one will find a collection of some of the world’s finest pieces of art, representing all of the major movements, including realism, dada, impressionism, cubism, romanticism, surrealism, other isms and, of course classical works and sculptures. They will be displayed as in a museum, circulating the room in chronological order and with an explanation of each movement next to each piece of art. Amid the display of artwork are the most influential inventions of our time including: The Film Camera The Light Bulb The Telephone The Telegraph Machine The Radio The Evolution of Computers Television The Automobile The Wagon Matches The Steam Engine (In miniature) The Sewing Machine Microscope Telescope Paper and Pen There are also children’s toys from all over the world. And unlike in modern museums, the explorers can touch and interact with the artifacts found in this room. Over the speakers Beethoven, Elvis Presley, U2 and other important musicians play. But in the center of that space is a computerthat holds the most impressive history. With 500 batteries and a printer with 500 reams of paper it is ready for its discoverers to use. The computer will be programmed to reveal our history to anyone who will happen to find the room. It will be programmed in an easy to use fashion, relying mostly on icons to direct the user at first. After the user pushes the brightly colored “on” button they will be directed to the desktop where they can begin to explore our history digitally. The following are the icons and the pages that they lead to.

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Language

A tutorial that will teach someone the ability to speak and understand our language. A digital copy of Don Quixote in every translation that currently exists.

 Religion

A chronological history of the births and interactions of major world religions. A digital copy of: The Bible The Dead Sea Scrolls The Quran (Koran) The Tao Te Ching Bhagavad-Gita

Talmud The Urantia Book **Considered to be the world’s most influential religious works

 Science

An explanation of the major scientific theories: Atomic Theory Theory of Matter and Energy: Conservation of Matter and Energy Cell Theory Germ Theory Theory of Plate Tectonics Theory of Evolution Big Bang Theory Chaos Theory Theory of Quantum Mechanics Photon Theory of Light Energy and its speed of light Theory of Electromagnetism as begun by Maxwell and continued with the work of others Theory of Radioactivity or Nuclear Theory Theory of Molecular Bonds Theory of Thermodynamics Theory of Homeostasis within Living Organisms Theory of Learning Theory of Gravity Works of the Human Genome Project Proofs of Calculus Textbooks and influential works of Biology and Psychology

Literature

A digital copy of the works of: William Shakespeare Dante Alighieri Homer Leo Tolstoy Geoffrey Chaucer Charles Dickens James Joyce John Milton Virgil Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Murasaki Shikibu Sophocles William Faulkner Feodor Dostoevsky T.S. Eliot Marcel Proust Jane Austen George Eliot

William Butler Yeats **Considered to be the world’s influential authors

 Film

A digital copy of: The Wizard of Oz (1939) Gone With The Wind (1939) Casablanca (1942) A Clockwork Orange (1971) 12 Angry Men (1957) The Godfather (1972) Citizen Kane (1941) Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) The Sound of Music (1965) To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) West Side Story (1961) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Schindler's List (1993) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) The Graduate (1967) Apocalypse Now (1979) It's A Wonderful Life (1946) Easy Rider (1969) Love Story (1970) **Considered to be some of the best films A digital copy of the film Wall-E and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest to demonstrate existing computer-generated imaging technologies. A copy of influential newsreel footage including clips from peace and war times and space launches.