TECHNOLOGY

Technology can be different for different people according to their

streams,fields,goalsetc...

  It can be defined as branch of KNOWLEDGE

that caters to the creation &use of technical means & their relationship with society & environment,using engineering,applied &pure 

Science.

HISTORY:-

     Term technology is derived from ancient Greek words "TECHNE" & "LOGOS" which translates to "art,craft"& " word,speech" respectively.The term was used for first time in 17th century &it was denoted to mean a "discussion of the applied arts".

   The Renaissance (rebirth) which occurred from 14th to 17th centuries in Europe marked a

Surge of interest in literature,arts &science.

Most of today's fundamental principles &the basis for many inventions were established during that time.

Different ages of technology:-

 STONE  age  :- 3.3 million years ago to 2500BC

 CHALCOLITHIC  age:- 2500 to 2300 BC

 BRONZE age :- 2300 to 700 BC

 IRON age :- 700 to 450 BC

 CLASSICAL age :-450 BC to 450AD

RENAISSANCE age :-1400 to 1750AD

INDUSTRIAL age :- 1750AD to 1950AD

INFORMATION age : 1950 to present..

    

       Technology is seen in automation, mechanisation machinery, robotics,computers, telecommunication mechanics,applied sciences.

The invention of agriculture was a significant advancement in technology.After humans settled in agricultural societies, technological innovation skyrocketed;this continues to this day.In particular, metallurgy working & shaping

the metal was an immense technological advancement.

   

CONCLUSION

Technology has become a crucial part of our society. Without technological advancements, so much of our everyday lives would be drastically different. As technology develops, it strives to fulfill the changing needs of society. Technology progresses as society evolves. That being said, progress comes at a price. This price is different for each person, and varies based on how much people value technological and scientific advancements in their own lives. Thomas Parke Hughes’s Networks of Power “compared how electric power systems developed in America, England, and Germany, showing that they required not only electrical but social ‘engineering’ to create the necessary legal frameworks, financing, standards, political support, and organizational designs” (Stanford University). In other words, the scientific invention and production of a new technology does not ensure its success. Technology’s success is highly dependent on society’s acceptance or rejection of a product, as well as whether or not any path dependence is involved. Changing technologies benefit consumers in countless aspects of their lives including in the workforce, in communications, in the use of natural resources, and so much more. These innovations across numerous different markets aid society by making it easier to complete certain tasks. Innovation will never end; rather, it will continue to develop at increasing rates as science and technological fields becomes more and more cutting edge.