Outline of technology

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

Technology – all tools and procedures. It is the state of knowledge and development at any given time on controlling our surroundings, and includes all tools (utensils, devices, machinery, inventions, and structures), all methods (skills, processes, and techniques), and all applied materials (both raw and manufactured). In the most general sense, technology is Man's ability to control Nature.

Nature of technology

Main article: Technology

• High technology
• State of the art
• Technological convergence
• Technology tree

Components of technology

Knowledge Engineering Procedure (term) Process Science Skill

Tools Utensil Equipment Invention Machinery Structures (buildings, roads, bridges, canals, dams, etc.) Man-made systems (see system)

Infrastructure Public utility

Advancement of technology

• Emerging technologies
• Best Available Technology
• Developing country
• List of emerging technologies
• Innovation
• Invention
• Inventor
• Technological superpowers

Technological philosophy and theory

Main article: Philosophy of technology

• Alternative technology
• Appropriate technology
• Assistive technology
• Bachelor of Technology
• Best Available Technology
• Business Technology Management
• Clean technology
• Differential technological development
• Disruptive technology
• Dual-use technology
• Educational technology
• Environmental technology
• Ethics of technology
• General Purpose Technology
• Geospatial technology
• Golden hammer
• High technology
• High-tech architecture
• History of science and technology (field)
• Humanism
• Industrial design
• Intellectual property (ownership of technology)
• Inventive step and non-obviousness (patentability requirements)
• Knowledge economy
• Low-technology
• Open Space Technology
• Participatory technology development
• Patent (ownership of technology)
• Posthuman
• Product design
• Technics
• Science and technology studies
• State of the art
• Strategy of Technology
• Technological change
• Technological convergence
• Technological determinism
• Technological escalation
• Technological evolution
• Technological fix
• Technological literacy
• Technological momentum
• Technological rationality
• Technological singularity
• Technological warfare
• Technology acceptance model
• Technology and society
• Technology alignment
• Technology demo
• Technology education
• Technology forecasting
• Technology governance
• Technology hype
• Technology Integration
• Technology lifecycle
• Technology readiness level
• Technology roadmap
• Technology shocks
• Technology strategy
• Technology transfer
• Technology tree
• Terminator Technology
• Transhumanism

Branches of technology

Types	Major fields of technology
Applied science	Artificial intelligence| Ceramic engineering| Computing technology| Electronics| Energy| Energy storage| Engineering physics| Environmental technology| Materials science| Materials engineering| Microtechnology| Nanotechnology| Nuclear technology| Optical engineering
Athletics and recreation	Camping equipment| Playground| Sports| Sports equipment
Information and communication	Communication| Graphics| Music technology| Speech recognition| Visual technology
Industry	Construction| Financial engineering| Manufacturing| Machinery| Mining
Military science	Military technology| Weapon systems| Military equipment| Military training
Domestic / residential	Domestic appliances| Domestic technology| Educational technology| Food products and production
Engineering	Aerospace engineering| Agricultural engineering| Bioengineering| Biochemical engineering| Biomedical technology| Chemical engineering| Civil engineering| Computer engineering| Electrical engineering| Electronics engineering| Environmental engineering| Industrial engineering| Materials engineering| Mechanical engineering| Metallurgical engineering| Nuclear engineering| Petroleum engineering| Software engineering| Structural engineering| Tissue engineering
Health and safety	Biomedical engineering| Bioinformatics| Biotechnology| Cheminformatics| Fire protection technology| Health technologies| Pharmaceuticals| Safety engineering
Transport	Aerospace| Aerospace engineering| Marine engineering| Motor vehicles| Space technology| Transport

High tech sectors

• Aerospace technology
• Biotechnology
• Information technology
• Nanotechnology
• Robotics
• Underwater technology

History of technology

Main articles: History of technology and Timelines of technology

• Man vs. Technology

By era

• Ancient Greek technology
• Ancient Roman technology
• Medieval technology
  • List of Byzantine inventions
  • Islamic Golden Age 8th to 13th century
• Industrial revolution 18th to 19th century
• Second Industrial Revolution from 1820 to 1914
• Technology during World War I
• Technology during World War II

Technological ages

• Stone Age
• Bronze Age
• Iron Age
• The Renaissance
• Industrial Age
• Information Age

By region

• Ancient Roman technology
• Science and technology in ancient India
• Science and Technology in the Ottoman Empire
• Science and technology in the Soviet Union
• United States technological and industrial history

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 health science 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

Technology awards

• National Medal of Technology
• Nobel Prize

Technology scholars

Some influential scholars and historians of technology:

• Lewis Mumford

Technology lists

• Timeline of historic inventions
• List of inventors
• Timelines of technology

Publications

• Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
• Technology and Culture
• Technological Forecasting and Social Change
• Technology Review

See also

Technology portal

• List of "ologies"

External links

• Ambrose, Stanley H. (2001-03-02). Paleolithic Technology and Human Evolution. Science. http://www3.isrl.uiuc.edu/~junwang4/langev/localcopy/pdf/ambrose01science.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-10. 
• W5H of Technology Technology for Kids
• Science and Technology in the Southern world
• RedHerring.com ~ The Business of Technology