History of technology History of technology In the Earth's history there have been a number of agricultural revolutions. The term is quite vague, however, and many claims of revolutionary change are contested by some economic historians.It means the shift from food gathering to food producing. Thus, the agricultural revolution is, for example, when humans began to plant seeds and grow crops for food instead of picking it off a nearby berry bush. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agricultural revolution"
De la Pirotechnia is considered to be the first book on metallurgy to be published in Europe. It was published, in Italian, in 1540. ...more on Wikipedia about "De la pirotechnia"
The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China (known in Chinese as 四大发明, Pinyin: sì dà fāmíng) are papermaking, the compass, gunpowder and printing. These inventions are particularly celebrated in Chinese culture for their historical significance and as signs of ancient China's advanced science and technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Four Great Inventions of ancient China"
The Green Revolution is the increase in food production stemming from the improved strains of wheat, rice, maize and other cereals in the 1960s developed by Dr Norman Borlaug in Mexico and others under the sponsorship of the Rockefeller Foundation. This increased the crop yield in India, Pakistan, Philippines, Mexico, Sri Lanka and other underdeveloped countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green Revolution"
Agronomy and the related disciplines of agricultural science today are very different from what they were before about 1950. Intensification of agriculture since the 1960s in developed and developing countries, often referred to as the Green Revolution, was closely tied to progress made in selecting and improving crops and animals for high productivity, as well as to developing additional inputs such as artificial fertilizers and phytosanitary products. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of agricultural science"
The history of computing is longer than the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology and includes the history of methods intended for pen and paper or for chalk and slate, with or without the aid of tables. The timeline of computing presents a summary list of major developments in computing by date. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of computing"
The History of materials science is rooted in the history of the Earth and the culture of the peoples of the Earth. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of materials science"
The history of science and technology (HST) is a field of history which examines how humanity's understanding of science and technology has changed over the millennia. Without this understanding, development of new technologies would have been improbable. This field of history also studies the cultural, economic, and political impacts of scientific innovation. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of science and technology"
The history of technology is the history of useful tools and techniques for doing practical things. It is intimately related with the history of science, which includes how humans have acquired the background knowledge necessary to build useful things. Scientific endeavors have, especially in modern times, usually depended on specific technologies which allow humans to probe the nature of the universe in more detail than our natural senses allow. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of technology"
History of Technology is an annual periodical devoted to publishing papers on all aspects of the field of technology. It began publication in Britain in 1976 and, as of 2004, has reached volume 24. The papers are authoritative and peer-reviewed. The subjects range from ancient and classical times to the present day and are international in scope. Originally published by Mansell, the current publisher is Continuum. There is no online list of contents before volume 23. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Technology (magazine)"
Two-wheeled devices for human transportation that require balancing have a long history, with the earliest confirmed example dating to the early 19th century, although the term bicycle itself was coined in France in the 1860s. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the bicycle"
This article is about the history of the camera. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the camera"
The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. It began in Britain with the introduction of steam power (fueled primarily by coal) and powered machinery (mainly in textile manufacturing). The development of all-metal machine tools in the first two decades of the nineteenth century enabled the manufacture of more production machines for manufacturing in other industries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Industrial Revolution"
In general terms, an invention is an object, process or technique which displays an element of novelty. In certain circumstances, legal protection may be granted to an invention by way of a patent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Invention"
The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, which used the holes punched in pasteboard punch cards to control the weaving of patterns in fabric. The loom enabled even amateur weavers to weave complex designs. Each punch card corresponded to one row of the design and the cards were strung together in order. It was based on an earlier invention by the French mechanic Falcon in 1728. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacquard loom"
Melvin Kranzberg's six laws of technology state: ...more on Wikipedia about "Kranzberg's laws of technology"
Line shafting was the power transmission system at the heart of the Industrial Revolution (pun intended). ...more on Wikipedia about "Line shaft"
This is a list of inventors. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of inventors"
The Newcomen Society is a British learned society formed to foster the study of the history of engineering and technology (although British, it is interested in any aspect of the history of engineering, regardless of the location or time period). It was founded in London in 1920 and takes its name from Thomas Newcomen, one of the inventors associated with the early development of the steam engine, who is widely considered the Father of the Industrial Revolution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Newcomen Society"
Operation Igloo White was a military operation conducted by the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1972 during the Vietnam War that used computers and sensors to automate the bombing of North Vietnamese convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Igloo White"
The Second Industrial Revolution ( 1871- 1914) involved significant developments for society and the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Second Industrial Revolution" Who is http://www.shortopedia.com?
Social construction of technology (also referred to as SCOT) is a branch of the Science and Technology Studies. Its subtopics include Social Shaping of Technology, actor-network theory and sociotechnical System Theory (developed by Thomas P. Hughes) among others), the last of which is a branch of the sociology of science and technology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Social construction of technology"
Technological determinism is a reductionist doctrine that a society's technology determines its cultural values, social structure, or history, as illustrated in the following quotation from Karl Marx (Poverty of Philosophy, 1847): "the windmill gives you society with the feudal lord: the steam-mill, society with the industrial capitalist." The term is believed to have been coined by Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929), an American sociologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Technological determinism"
Technological momentum is a theory about the relationship between technology and society over time. The term was originally developed by the historian of technology Thomas P. Hughes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Technological momentum"
The Transatlantic telegraph cable is a telegraph cable that crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island, in western Ireland to Trinity Bay, in eastern Newfoundland. The Transatlantic cable would bridge the North American continent with that of Europe, and expedite communication between the two; whereas a message would normally take days to physically deliver by ship would now be a matter of minutes using a telegraph system. It would take three attempts over an eight year period, 1858, 1865, and 1866, before a lasting connection could be maintained. An additional eight more cables would be laid down after 1866 until the turn of the century. Toward the end of the 19th century the cables would by-pass Ireland and Newfoundland, and go directly from the United States to France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transatlantic telegraph cable"
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