Technology :: Technology Research

Technology is a broad concept that deals with a species usage and familiarity of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species capacity to control and adapt to its milieu. In human society, it is a consequence of science and engineering, although several technological advances predate the two concepts. Technology is a term with origins in the Greek technologia, techne, (craft) and logia, (saying).1 However, a strict definition is elusive technology can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, computer hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas examples include complex body part technology, medical technology, or state-of-the-art technology.The human races use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the might to control fire increased the availa ble sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological cultures, including the stamp press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes the break upment of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including todays global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the prejudice of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises n ew ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the feel of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term originally applied but to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.Philosophical debates have arisen over the devote and future use of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticise the pervasiveness of technology in the modern world, claiming that it harms the environment and alienates people proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition. Indeed, until recently, it was believed that the development of technology was restricted only to human beings, but recent scientific studies indicate that other primates and certain dolphin communities have developed simple tools and learned to pass their knowledge to other generations.