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

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

: collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans.

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

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

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Branches of technology

Aerospace Aerospace is a term used to collectively refer to the atmosphere and outer space. Aerospace activity is very diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial and military applications. Aerospace engineering consists of aeronautics and astr ...

– flight or transport above the surface of the Earth. ** Space exploration – the physical investigation of the space more than 100 km above the Earth by either crewed or uncrewed spacecraft. **

General aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

** Aeronautics **

Astronautics Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the theory and practice of travel beyond Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Spaceflight is one of its main applications and space science its overarching field. The term ''astronautics'' (originally ''astron ...

** Aerospace engineering *

Applied physics Applied physics is the application of physics to solve scientific or engineering problems. It is usually considered to be a bridge or a connection between physics and engineering. "Applied" is distinguished from "pure" by a subtle combination ...

– physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use. It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering. *

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

– cultivation of plants, animals, and other living organisms. **

Fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

– activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping. *** Fisheries – a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats, purpose of the activities or a combination of the foregoing features". ***

Fishing industry The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization as including ...

– industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products. It is defined by the FAO as including recreational, subsistence and commercial fishing, and the harvesting, processing, and marketing sectors. **

Forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

– art and science of tree resources, including plantations and natural stands. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable provision of environmental supplies and services. ** Organic gardening and farming **

Sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem ser ...

* Outline of communication, Communication – ** Outline of books, Books – ** Outline of telecommunication, Telecommunication – the transfer of information at a distance, including signaling, telegraphy, telephony, telemetry, radio, television, and data communications. *** Outline of radio, Radio – Aural or encoded telecommunications. *** Outline of the Internet, Internet – the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). *** Technology of television – **** Outline of television broadcasting, Television broadcasting – Visual and aural telecommunications. * Outline of computing, Computing – any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers. Computing includes designing and building hardware and software systems; processing, structuring, and managing various kinds of information; doing scientific research on and with computers; making computer systems behave intelligently; creating and using communications and entertainment media; and more. ** Outline of computer engineering, Computer engineering – discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems, from designing individual microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design. *** Outline of computers, Computers – general purpose devices that can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, computers can solve more than one kind of problem. ** Outline of computer science, Computer science – the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems. *** Outline of artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence – intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. **** Natural language processing – **** Outline of object recognition, Object recognition – in computer vision, this is the task of finding a given object in an image or video sequence. *** Outline of cryptography, Cryptography – the technology to secure communications in the presence of third parties. *** Outline of human–computer interaction, Human-computer interaction ** Outline of information technology, Information technology – the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications. ** Outline of software engineering, Software engineering – the systematic approach to the development, operation, maintenance, and retirement of computer software. *** Outline of computer programming, Programming – the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. *** Outline of software development, Software development – development of a software product, which entails computer programming (process of writing and maintaining the source code), but also encompasses a planned and structured process from the conception of the desired software to its final manifestation. *** Outline of web design and web development, Web design and web development – ** Outline of software, Software – one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for one or more purposes. In other words, software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation concerned with the operation of a data processing system. *** Outline of free software, Free software – software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction. *** Outline of search engines, Search engines – information retrieval systems designed to help find information stored on a computer system. ** Outline of the Internet, Internet – the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). *** World Wide Web – ** Computer industry *** Outline of Apple Inc., Apple Inc. – manufacturer and retailer of computers, hand-held computing devices, and related products and services. *** Outline of Google, Google – Google Inc. and its Internet services including Google Search. * Outline of construction, Construction – building or assembly of any physical structure. * Outline of design, Design – the art and science of creating the abstract form and function for an object or environment. ** Outline of architecture, Architecture – the art and science of designing buildings. * Outline of electronics, Electronics – Electronics comprises the physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter. * Outline of energy, Energy – In physics, energy is the quantitative property that must be transferred to an object in order to perform work on, or to heat, the object. **Outline of energy development, Energy development – ongoing effort to provide abundant, efficient, and accessible energy resources through knowledge, skills, and construction. ** Outline of energy storage, Energy storage – the storage of a form of energy that can then be used later. ** Outline of nuclear technology, Nuclear technology – the technology and application of the spontaneous and induced reactions of atomic nuclei. ** Outline of wind energy, Wind energy – wind energy is the use of wind to provide the mechanical power through wind turbines to turn electric generators and traditionally to do other work, like milling or pumping. ** Outline of solar energy, Solar energy – Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture, molten salt power plants and artificial photosynthesis. * Outline of engineering, Engineering – the application of science, mathematics, and technology to produce useful goods and systems. **Outline of chemical engineering, Chemical engineering – the technology and application of chemical processes to produce useful materials. ** Outline of computer engineering, Computer engineering – Computer engineering (CE) is a branch of engineering that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. ** Outline of control engineering, Control engineering – Control engineering or control systems engineering is an engineering discipline that applies automatic control theory to design systems with desired behaviors in control environments. ** Outline of electrical engineering, Electrical engineering – the technology and application of electromagnetism, including electricity, electronics, telecommunications, computers, electric power, magnetics, and optics. ** Climate engineering – the large-scale manipulation of a specific process central to controlling Earth’s climate for the purpose of obtaining a specific benefit. ** Outline of software engineering, Software engineering – the technology and application of a systematic approach to the development, operation, maintenance, and retirement of computer software. * Outline of firefighting, Firefighting – act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a professional technical skill. * Outline of forensic science, Forensic science – application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action. * #Health and fitness, Health ** Outline of biotechnology, Biotechnology – applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. ** Outline of ergonomics, Ergonomics – the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities. * Outline of hydrology, Hydrology – The study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability. * Outline of industry, Industry – production of an economic good or service. ** Outline of automation, Automation – use of machinery to replace human labor. ** Outline of industrial machinery, Industrial machinery – ** Outline of machines, Machines – devices that perform or assist in performing useful work. ** Outline of manufacturing, Manufacturing – use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. ** Outline of robotics, Robotics – deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots. *** Outline of object recognition, Object recognition * Outline of information science, Information science – ** Outline of cartography, Cartography – the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. ** Outline of library science, Library science – technology related to libraries and the information fields. * Outline of military science and technology, Military science – the study of the technique, psychology, practice and other phenomena which constitute war and armed conflict. * Outline of mining, Mining – extraction of mineral resources from the earth. * Outline of nanotechnology, Nanotechnology – The study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with structures sized between 1 and 100 nanometre in at least one dimension, and involves developing materials or devices possessing at least one dimension within that size. * Outline of prehistoric technology, Prehistoric technology – technologies that emerged before recorded history (i.e., before the development of writing). * Quantum technology – * Outline of sustainability, Sustainability – capacity to endure. In ecology, the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems. For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions. * Outline of transport, Transport – the transfer of people or things from one place to another. ** Outline of rail transport, Rail transport – means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks consisting of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast. ** Outline of vehicles, Vehicles – mechanical devices for transporting people or things. *** Outline of automobiles, Automobiles – human-guided powered land-vehicles. *** Outline of bicycles, Bicycles – human-powered land-vehicles with two or more wheels. *** Outline of motorcycling, Motorcycles – single-track, engine-powered, motor vehicles. They are also called motorbikes, bikes, or cycles. *** Vehicle components **** Outline of tires, Tires – ring-shaped coverings that fit around wheel rims

Technology by region

* Science and technology in Africa ** Science and technology in Algeria ** Science and technology in Angola ** Science and technology in Morocco ** Science and technology in South Africa * Science and technology in Asia ** Science and technology in Bangladesh ** Science and technology in China ** Science and technology in India ** Science and technology in Indonesia ** Science and technology in Iran ** Science and technology in Israel ** Science and technology in Japan ** Science and technology in Malaysia ** Science and technology in Pakistan ** Science and technology in the Philippines ** Science and technology in Russia ** Science and technology in Turkey * Science and technology in Europe ** Science and technology in Albania ** Science and technology in Belgium *** Science and technology in Brussels *** Science and technology in Flanders *** Science and technology in Wallonia ** Science and technology in Bulgaria ** Science and technology in France ** Science and technology in Germany ** Science and technology in Hungary ** Science and technology in Iceland ** Science and technology in Italy ** Science and technology in Portugal ** Science and technology in Romania ** Science and technology in Russia ** Science and technology in Spain ** Science and technology in Switzerland ** Science and technology in Ukraine ** Science and technology in the United Kingdom * Science and technology in North America ** Science and technology in Canada ** Science and technology in the United States ** Science and technology in Jamaica * Science and technology in South America ** Science and technology in Argentina ** Science and technology in Colombia ** Science and technology in Venezuela

History of technology

History of technology * List of timelines#Technology, Timelines of technology'' * Man vs. Technology * Technology museum

History of technology by period

* Prehistoric technology (Outline of prehistoric technology, outline) ** Control of fire by early humans * Ancient technology – c. 800 BCE – 476 CE ** Ancient Egyptian technology – ** Ancient Greek technology – c. 800 BCE – 146 BCE ** Ancient Roman technology – c. 753 BCE – 476 CE ** Science and technology of the Han dynasty – 206 BCE – 220 CE ** Science and technology of the Tang dynasty – 618–907 * Science and technology of the Song dynasty – 960–1279 CE * Medieval technology – 5th to 15th century ** Byzantine technology – 5th to 15th century * Islamic Golden Age – 8th to 13th century * Science and technology in the Ottoman Empire – 14th to 20th century * Industrial revolution – 18th to 19th century * Second Industrial Revolution – 1820–1914 * Technology during World War I – 1914–1918 * Technology during World War II – 1939–1945 ** Allied technological cooperation during World War II – ** American military technology during World War II – ** German military technology during World War II – * 1970s in science and technology * 1980s in science and technology * 1990s in science and technology * 2000s in science and technology * 2010s in science and technology

Technological ages

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Media about the history of technology

* ''Connections (British documentary), 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 science and technology in the Mediterranean ** Ancient Greek technology – ** Ancient Roman technology – ** Timeline of Polish science and technology – * History of science and technology in Africa – * History of science and technology in Asia ** History of science and technology in China – *** Science and technology of the Han dynasty – *** Science and technology of the Tang dynasty – *** Science and technology of the Song dynasty – *** History of science and technology in the People's Republic of China – ** History of science and technology in the Indian subcontinent – *** Science and technology in ancient India – ** History of science and technology in Korea – ** Science and Technology in the Ottoman Empire – ** Science and technology in the Soviet Union – * History of science and technology in North America ** United States technological and industrial history – ** History of science and technology in Mexico – * Technological and industrial history of Canada – ** Technological and industrial history of 20th-century Canada – ** Technological and industrial history of 21st-century Canada – * Technological and industrial history of the People's Republic of China – * Technological and industrial history of the United States –

History of technology by field

* Timeline of historic inventions, History of invention * History of aerospace * History of artificial intelligence * History of agriculture * History of agricultural science * History of architecture, Timeline of architecture, timeline * History of Biotechnology, History of biotechnology * History of cartography * History of chemical engineering * History of communication ** History of computing, Timeline of computing, timeline ** History of computer science ** History of computing hardware ** History of the graphical user interface ** Hypertext#History, History of hypertext, Timeline of hypertext technology, timeline ** History of the Internet, List of Internet phenomena, Internet phenomena *** History of the World Wide Web ** History of operating systems ** History of programming languages, Timeline of programming languages, timeline ** History of software engineering * History of electrical engineering * History of energy development * Engineering#History, History of engineering * History of industry * History of library and information science * Timeline of microscope technology, History of microscopy * History of manufacturing ** Factory#History, History of the factory ** Mass production#History, History of mass production * History of materials science, Timeline of materials technology, timeline * History of measurement * History of medicine * Timeline of motor and engine technology, History of motor and engine technology * History of military science * History of transport, Timeline of transportation technology, timeline * History of biotechnology – ** Timeline of biotechnology – * History of display technology – * History of film technology – * History of information technology auditing – * History of military technology – * History of nanotechnology – * History of science and technology – * History of web syndication technology – * Timeline of agriculture and food technology – * Timeline of clothing and textiles technology – * Timeline of communication technology – * Timeline of diving technology – * Timeline of heat engine technology – * Timeline of hypertext technology – * Timeline of lighting technology – * Timeline of low-temperature technology – * Timeline of materials technology – * Timeline of medicine and medical technology – * Timeline of microscope technology – * Timeline of motor and engine technology – * Timeline of particle physics technology – * Timeline of photography technology – * Timeline of rocket and missile technology – * Timeline of telescope technology – * Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology – * Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology – * Timeline of time measurement technology – * Timeline of transportation technology –

Hypothetical technology

Potential technology of the future includes: Hypothetical technology – * Femtotechnology – hypothetical term used in reference to structuring of matter on the scale of a femtometer, which is 10−15 m. This is a smaller scale in comparison to nanotechnology and picotechnology which refer to 10−9 m and 10−12 m respectively. Work in the femtometer range involves manipulation of excited energy states within atomic nuclei (see nuclear isomer) to produce metastable (or otherwise stabilized) states with unusual properties.

Philosophy of technology

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Advancement of technology

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Politics of technology

Politics and technology * AI takeover * Accelerating change * Format war * Information privacy * IT law * PEST analysis * Robot rights * Technological singularity * Technological sovereignty

Economics of technology

* Energy accounting * Nanosocialism * Post-scarcity economy * Technocracy * Technocapitalism * Diffusion (business), Technological diffusion * Technology acceptance model * Technology lifecycle * Technology transfer

Technology education

* Technology education

Technology museums

Technology organizations

Science and technology think tanks

* Applied Biomathematics * Battelle Memorial Institute * Cicada 3301 * Council for Scientific and Industrial Research * Edge Foundation, Inc. * Eudoxa * Federation of American Scientists * Free Software Foundation * GTRI Office of Policy Analysis and Research * Information Technology and Innovation Foundation * Institute for Science and International Security * Institute for the Encouragement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Brussels * Keck Institute for Space Studies * Kestrel Institute * Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology * Moore Center for Theoretical Cosmology and Physics * Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research * Piratbyrån * RAND Corporation * Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency * Res4Med * Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science * Swecha * Wau Holland Foundation

Technology media

: ''For historical treatments, see #Media about the history of technology, Media about the history of technology, above'' * Technology journalism –

Books on technology

* ''Engines of Creation'' –

Technology periodicals

* ''Engadget'' – * ''TechCrunch'' – * ''Wired (magazine), Wired'' –

Websites

* ''The Verge (website), The Verge''

Fictional technology

Fictional technology – * In Death technology, ''In Death'' technology – * Technology in Star Trek, Technology in ''Star Trek'' – * Technology in Star Wars, Technology in ''Star Wars'' – * Technology of Robotech, Technology of ''Robotech'' – * List of technology in the Dune universe, List of technology in the ''Dune'' universe –

Persons influential in technology

* List of engineers * List of inventors * List of scientists

References

External links

; Technology news
BBC on technology

Bloomberg on technology

''MIT Technology Review''

''New York Times'' technology section

Wired

Miscellaneous topics

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