Outline of technology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to technology:

Technology – collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans. Engineering is the discipline that seeks to study and design new technology. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments.

Components of technology

Branches of technology

Technology by region

History of technology

History of technology

History of technology by period

Technological ages

  • Stone Age – Prehistoric period before metal tools
  • Bronze Age – Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BCE)
  • Iron Age – Archaeological period
  • The Renaissance – European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries
  • Industrial Age – Period of human history from the mid 18th to late 20th centuries
  • Information Age – Industrial shift to information technology

Media about the history of technology

  • Connections – documentary television series and 1978 book ("Connections" based on the series) created, written, and presented by science historian James Burke. It took an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention and demonstrated how various discoveries, scientific achievements, and historical world events were built from one another successively in an interconnected way to bring about particular aspects of modern technology. There were 3 seasons produced, and they aired in 1978, 1994, and 1997.
  • The Day the Universe Changed – documentary television series written and presented by science historian James Burke, originally broadcast in 1985 by the BBC. The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects. Ran for one season, in 1986.

History of technology by region

History of technology by field

Timeline

Hypothetical technology

Potential technology of the future includes:

Hypothetical technology

Philosophy of technology

Strategy of technology

Advancement of technology

Politics of technology

Politics and technology

Economics of technology

Technology education

Technology museums

  • Technoseum – Technology museum in Mannheim, Germany

Science and technology think tanks

Technology media

For historical treatments, see Media about the history of technology, above

Books on technology

Technology periodicals

Websites

Fictional technology

Fictional technology

Persons influential in technology

See also

Miscellaneous topics

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