Outline of technology

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
Man-made
Branches of technology
Aerospace – 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
Aeronautics
Astronautics
Aerospace engineering
Applied physics – 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 – cultivation of plants, animals, and other living organisms.
Fishing – 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 – 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 – 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
Communication
Books
Telecommunication – the transfer of information at a distance, including signaling, telegraphy, telephony, telemetry, radio, television, and data communications.
Radio – Aural or encoded telecommunications.
Internet – the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP).
Technology of television
Television broadcasting – Visual and aural telecommunications.
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.
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.
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.
Computer science – the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems.
Artificial intelligence – intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it.
Natural language processing
Object recognition – in computer vision, this is the task of finding a given object in an image or video sequence.
Cryptography – the technology to secure communications in the presence of third parties.
Human-computer interaction
Information technology – the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.
Software engineering – the systematic approach to the development, operation, maintenance, and retirement of computer software.
Programming – the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
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.
Web design and web development
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.
Free software – software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction.
Search engines – information retrieval systems designed to help find information stored on a computer system.
Internet – the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP).
World Wide Web
Computer industry
Apple Inc. – manufacturer and retailer of computers, hand-held computing devices, and related products and services.
Google – Google Inc. and its Internet services including Google Search.
Construction – building or assembly of any physical structure.
Design – the art and science of creating the abstract form and function for an object or environment.
Architecture – the art and science of designing buildings.
Electronics – Electronics comprises the physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter.
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.
Energy development – ongoing effort to provide abundant, efficient, and accessible energy resources through knowledge, skills, and construction.
Energy storage – the storage of a form of energy that can then be used later.
Nuclear technology – the technology and application of the spontaneous and induced reactions of atomic nuclei.
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.
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.
Engineering – the application of science, mathematics, and technology to produce useful goods and systems.
Chemical engineering – the technology and application of chemical processes to produce useful materials.
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.
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.
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.
Software engineering – the technology and application of a systematic approach to the development, operation, maintenance, and retirement of computer software.
Firefighting – act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a professional technical skill.
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
Biotechnology – applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts.
Ergonomics – the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.
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.
Industry – production of an economic good or service.
Automation – use of machinery to replace human labor.
Industrial machinery
Machines – devices that perform or assist in performing useful work.
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.
Robotics – deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots.
Object recognition
Information science
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.
Library science – technology related to libraries and the information fields.
Military science – the study of the technique, psychology, practice and other phenomena which constitute war and armed conflict.
Mining – extraction of mineral resources from the earth.
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.
Prehistoric technology – technologies that emerged before recorded history (i.e., before the development of writing).
Quantum technology
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.
Transport – the transfer of people or things from one place to another.
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.
Vehicles – mechanical devices for transporting people or things.
Automobiles – human-guided powered land-vehicles.
Bicycles – human-powered land-vehicles with two or more wheels.
Motorcycles – single-track, engine-powered, motor vehicles. They are also called motorbikes, bikes, or cycles.
Vehicle components
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
Timelines of technology Man vs. Technology
Technology museum
History of technology by period
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
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 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
History of invention
History of aerospace
History of artificial intelligence
History of agriculture
History of agricultural science
History of architecture, timeline
History of biotechnology
History of cartography
History of chemical engineering
History of communication
History of computing, timeline
History of computer science
History of computing hardware
History of the graphical user interface
History of hypertext, timeline
History of the Internet, Internet phenomena
History of the World Wide Web
History of operating systems
History of programming languages, timeline
History of software engineering
History of electrical engineering
History of energy development
History of engineering
History of industry
History of library and information science
History of microscopy
History of manufacturing
History of the factory
History of mass production
History of materials science, timeline
History of measurement
History of medicine
History of motor and engine technology
History of military science
History of transport, 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
Management of technology
Advancement of technology
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
Technological diffusion
Technology acceptance model
Technology lifecycle
Technology transfer
Technology education
Technology education
Technology museums
Technology organizations
Science and technology think tanks
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, above Technology journalism
Books on technology
Engines of Creation Technology periodicals
Engadget TechCrunch Wired Websites
The Verge Fictional technology
Fictional technology
In Death technology
Technology in Star Trek
Technology in Star Wars
Technology of Robotech
List of technology in the Dune universe
Persons influential in technology
List of engineers
List of inventors
List of scientists
See also
Outline of applied science
Further reading
Huesemann, M.H., and J.A. Huesemann (2011). Technofix: Why Technology Won’t Save Us or the Environment, New Society Publishers, .
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Kevin Kelly. What Technology Wants. New York, Viking Press, 14 October 2010, hardcover, 416 pages.
Mumford, Lewis. (2010). Technics and Civilization. University of Chicago Press, .
Rhodes, Richard. (2000). Visions of Technology: A Century of Vital Debate about Machines, Systems, and the Human World. Simon & Schuster, .
Teich, A.H. (2008). Technology and the Future. Wadsworth Publishing, 11th edition, .
Wright, R.T. (2008). Technology. Goodheart-Wilcox Company, 5th edition, .
References
External links
Technology news
BBC on technology
Bloomberg on technology
MIT Technology Review
New York Times technology section
Wired
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application of modern information technology in activities related to dance: in dance education, choreography, performance, and research.
Technofile
Technology
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