A Brief History of Technology Technology began long before recorded history. When the earliest humans first made tools out of stones, technology was invented. Technology does not have to be complex. A stone ax is technology just as much as a computer is.
All people have basic needs and wants.
Technology helps people satisfy these by creating products and services. How we satisfy them, on the other hand, has changed dramatically. The Families of Technology To understand how different technologies satisfy needs, it is helpful to categorize them into families. Simple technologies can lead to more complex technologies. Today's computers are related to earlier mechanical adding devices, like the abacus.