<span />the earth was thought to be the center of the universe, rather than the sun
America's 16th President was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was elected in 1860 and served until he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.
Lincoln is famous for his leadership during the Civil War, his eloquent speeches, and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. He is largely considered one of America's greatest leaders along with George Washington and Franklin Roosevelt.
The political figure that would eventually rise to power in Germany within the twenty years after world war 1 ended is adolf hitler
he is simply using a paradox to symbolize that technology controls society.