Difference between revisions of "Technology"
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::'''Wikipedia''': Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, etc. or it can be embedded in machines, computers, devices and factories, which can be operated by individuals without detailed knowledge of the workings of such things. | ::'''Wikipedia''': Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, etc. or it can be embedded in machines, computers, devices and factories, which can be operated by individuals without detailed knowledge of the workings of such things. | ||
::The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology Wikipedia: Technology]</ref> | ::The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology Wikipedia: Technology]</ref> | ||
− | + | ::'''Britannica''': Technology, the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/topic/technology Britannica: Technology]</ref> | |
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==See also== | ==See also== |
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Higher topic: Humanities
Underlying topic(s):
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- Wikipedia: Technology is the collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, etc. or it can be embedded in machines, computers, devices and factories, which can be operated by individuals without detailed knowledge of the workings of such things.
- The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.[1]
- Britannica: Technology, the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment.[2]
See also
Pages under the topic Humanities
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