The technology was first conceived in 1829 by Jacob Bigelow "... the principles, procedures and systems of the most notable arts, especially those that define scientific applications and can be considered useful to promote the interests of society, with the emolument of those , they search "
The principle is a term currently being defined by Merriam-Webster as "a law, doctrine or alleged general and fundamental", "laws of nature or facts of the operation of an underlying" "artificial" primary source "as chemical) that presents or confers one characteristic quality ".
The process is a term currently defined by the United States Patents (US Patent 34 - Patent) issued by Patent and Trademark (USPTO). The term "process" refers to the process or process type and includes a new use of a known process, machine, manufacturing, material or material composition.
The nomenclature is the term defined Merriam-Webster: "name of the name", "act or process or instance of an appointment", "a system or set of concepts or symbols, especially in a scientific discipline or art" "
The application of science is a term currently defined by the National Academies of Science, Technology and Medicine in the United States: "... uses scientific knowledge for a particular purpose, either for science or to develop a product, a process or a medical science Treatment, develop a new technology or anticipate the impact of human action. "
The simplest form of technology is the development and use of basic tools.
The prehistoric discovery of how to control the fire and the subsequent Neolithic revolution has heightened the sources of available food and the invention of the wheel helped people travel and control their environment. Advances in historical times, including pressure, the telephone, and the Internet, have reduced physical barriers to communication and allowed people to interact freely on a global scale.
Technology has many effects. It has contributed to the development of advanced economies (including the current world economy) and helped create a leisure class.
Many technological processes produce undesirable by-products called environmental pollution that degrade natural resources to the detriment of the Earth's environment. Innovations have always influenced the values of a society and raised new questions about the ethics of technology. Examples include increasing the concept of efficiency in terms of human productivity and the challenges of bioethics.
There have been philosophical debates about the use of technology with disagreements over whether technology improves or worsens the human condition. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and other similar reactionary movements criticize the ubiquitous nature of technology, arguing that it damages the environment and alienates humans; Defenders of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism see continuous technological advances as benefits to society and human existence.
