Part 11: The Technology of its Time

Darnell L Williams and baby Stephanie

What the last generation don't know.

In my family in the early 20th century, many of my family pushed back against people who studied technology. I had an Uncle in the 1930s who knew something about creating radios. He was so good that RCA offered him a job. He did not take it because his family and relatives talked him out of it, according to one relative that I talked too.

When I was about to get into the computer field, people tried to talk me out of it. My father told me that by the time I get trained and ready to work, computer programmers would be a "dime a dozen."

But this goes on in all generations mostly because the last generation don't know what is about to happen in the next generation. 

My daughter Stephanie was about to go into the study of Law. She had a Batcher's degree in Criminal Justice and we were looking at Law Schools. At that time, a person coming out of law school could make over $85,000 per year. Then she decided to do something else. I was upset.

But then the law market collapsed. I started meeting people who graduated from Law School. They could  not get employment in the field at all. When they did, it was for $26,000 per year. 

Darnell Williams in his first Computer Programmer Job.

My daughter was making more than that and now makes three times more than me at the height of my career. Stephanie has an MBA instead of a Law Degree.

     

Stephanie Ann Williams Tulloch

Technology changes every 4 years. You can see this in the car industry. When the US Car Industry thought that they cornered the world in the car market in the 1970 and 1980s, the world passed them up. The world runs on technology. If you can operate, build, engineer, and program the latest machines, you will never go hungry. However, you must change with the technology to stay fruitful.    

Amanda Ann Williams Whyte

With 

Amanda Ann Williams III

When little Amanda was 4 years old, she could not see herself doing anything other than modeling. For the next 22 years, this is what she concentrated on. 

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You can see the changing of technology in the Automobile Market as the last 100 years past.       



1920s Model T Ford

This is the type of car that Eliza Walk and George Blue had when they drove from Stony Point to Steelton to see my grand parents. 



1930s cars


1940s Plymouth



1950s car

I believe this is the car that I first remembered my parents having when my mother took us to Steelton from West Mifflin to see my grand parents. 



1965 Ford Mustang

I wanted my father to buy this car when I was a teenager. He ignored me. 



1970s Mercedes SL



1980s

I hated this car and the public seem to agree with me. 




1995 Plymouth Neon

I bought my daughter Amanda Ann Williams III this car.



2000s Corvettes

2016 LINCOLN MKX

Now we will see what type of car Daniel and David buys in the future.