Impacts of astronomy

The Parthenon in Athens

In my second post I want to talk about some of the other inventions possible due to astronomy research. In this search  I found some sites which enlists the inventions but when I tried to read more about it, there is very few information that links them  to astronomy research. I think it would be much better if astronomy was given due credits for these inventions. This way when people look up these important technologies, they can see how these inventions were influenced by astronomy. When writing this blog I am having hard time to give details on how these inventions were influenced by astronomy.
Anyway I will continue the list. I guess one of the most important will be the invention of WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network). This links two or more devices, thus we can use the same internet connection in different computers. It is a type of local area network which uses high frequency radio waves instead of wires for the connections among different devices.
From security to archaeological study, there are instruments influenced by the technologies used in astronomy. The X-ray observatory technologies used in astronomy is also used in checking of baggages in airport.

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Gamma ray spectrometer was originally developed to study lunar soil is now used to study historical buildings and do renovations. For example, the Parthenon in Athens was renovated using this technology. Gamma ray spectrometer was used to identify iron in the building and substitute it by titanium.
There are many other inventions you can find elaborated in
http://www.iau.org/public/themes/why_is_astronomy_important/
Astronomy is a vast subject which helps to answer many questions which we humans had since the beginning of the civilization. Although it is interesting and informative, there are times people want to know how it impacts the everyday life.
How many of you have been asked this question?