Ok say a scientist was stuck 150 years in the past with all the knowledge he has right now, would it be......?

Question

possible to use the tools of that century to fabricate more advanced technology to launch a primitive sattelite into orbit with his knowledge of the future and human ingenuity and a whole lot of hard work?

I think they had hot air ballons and fireworks, hot air ballons could lift the satellite to a higher altitude and the fireworks could carry it even higher into the air, now maybe the is a way to chemically modify the black powder to burn longer and carry the satellite into space, this is just a thought experiment to give you something to think about.

Answer 1

a lot a lot and a lot of hard work. it'd be practically impossible for the scientist alone. but since it is a question of fantasy, we can consider the solution to be possible.

Answer 2

If your modern-day scientist has travelled 150 years into the past, then who can put a limit on that scientist's abilities? If he can travel time, anything else is possible.

EDIT: I don't think the hot air balloon & fireworks idea would bring your balloon's speed as high as it would need to be in order to escape the Earth's atmosphere, which, from the ground would be roughly 25,056 mph, and at an altitude of 5,600 miles, it would be roughly 15,882 mph.

Answer 3

Well, I'm a Physics Hobbyist who is stuck on Isaac Newtons Theories of momentum equilibrium and conservation in his Third Laws, and since his proven postulates are not in practice in any of our buildings, cars, ships, levees, dams, etc; the Designers of the world are stuck more than 350 years in the past, even today! The only two applications of this theory, besides living beings, which naturally have bones and ligaments and tendons, is the trampoline (open-structures), and a new innovation in Continuous Tension-Resistant Reinforcing for building and large-structure rigid-materialed frames (enclosed structures)!

Answer 4

i totally think about that sort of thing all the time lol :) i would like to think so. i can only imagine who might still be around today if the medical field were what it is now, then.

but i also wonder what would happen to today's world. I mean if electricity and plumbing had been discovered in say... the 16th century how different would it have been? and like... can you imagine how different the fights at castles would have been if they'd had tanks!?

Answer 5

Absolutely! The only problem is, it would take him 150 years to do it.

Answer 6

Get a clue.