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3 days ago · history of technology, the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both fine and applied. When it first appeared in English in the 17th century, it was used to ...
- Perceptions of Technology
Perceptions of technology Science and technology. Among the...
- The 20th and 21st Centuries
The 20th and 21st centuries Technology from 1900 to 1945....
- The Industrial Revolution (1750–1900)
The Industrial Revolution (1750–1900). The term Industrial...
- Middle Ages, 1750, Innovations
From the Middle Ages to 1750 Medieval advance (500–1500 ce)....
- China
China. Civilization flourished continuously in China from...
- Space-age Technology
Space-age technology. The years since World War II ended...
- Development of Industries
Development of industries Metallurgy. Another industry that...
- Chemicals
Chemicals. In Britain the growth of the textile industry...
- Perceptions of Technology
3 days ago · Thomas Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, U.S.—died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey) was an American inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world-record 1,093 patents. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial research laboratory. The role of chemistry in Thomas Edison's inventions.
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5 days ago · Modernization, in sociology, the transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society. Modernization is a continuous and open-ended process that can be seen on a global scale, as it extends outward from its original Western base to take in the whole world.
3 days ago · 1900s. 1900: The first Zeppelin is designed by Theodor Kober. 1901: The first motorized cleaner using suction, a powered "vacuum cleaner", is patented independently by Hubert Cecil Booth and David T. Kenney. 1903: The first successful gas turbine is invented by Ægidius Elling. 1903: Édouard Bénédictus invents laminated glass.
3 days ago · In general, the early modern period is considered to have lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries (about 1500–1800). In a European context, it is defined as the period following the Middle Ages and preceding the advent of modernity, sometimes defined as the "late modern period". In the context of global history, the early modern period is ...
3 days ago · In the early morning of June 4, 1896, Henry Ford made his first trial run in a small, four-wheeled vehicle he called a "Quadricycle," subsequently described by historian Allan Nevins as "Strikingly small and light - the lightest vehicle of its type yet produced." This Quadricycle had 49-inch wheelbase and was 79 inches long overall.
2 days ago · Social Darwinism is the study and implementation of various theories and societal practices that purport to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics and politics. [1] [2] Social Darwinists believe that the strong should see their wealth and power increase, while the weak should see their ...
