What is technology?

1. What I Thought before

1.1. Human Invention

1.1.1. Electronic devices

1.2. Mobile Phones, computers,electronic cars,AC,etc....

2. What I think now

2.1. Technology is the use of scientific information, expertise, methods, and instruments to design, alter, and employ systems, procedures, and gadgets for practical purposes, frequently to address a particular issue or enhance already-existing procedures and goods.

2.1.1. It includes a vast variety of human-made innovations that shape and have an impact on different facets of society, industry, and daily life, ranging from straightforward instruments to sophisticated computer systems.

2.2. Technology is the application of scientific knowledge to the objectives of daily life, or, as it is also referred to, to the modification and manipulation of the environment of humans.

2.3. Technology types

2.3.1. Biotechnology

2.3.2. Medical Technology

2.3.3. Environmental Technology

2.3.4. Manufacturing Technology

2.4. My ideas have changed about technology because now I know technology is everywhere, even in our environment and marine environment.

2.5. “firm-specific information concerning characteristics and performance properties of production processes and product design”. Dean and LeMaster (1995)

2.6. We must focus on the relationships between the technologies and the humans who use, design, make, or modify them (İhde, p.47, 1993)

2.7. “technology includes all tools, machines, utensils, weapons, instruments, housing, clothing, communicating and transporting devices and the skills by which we produce and use them.” Read Bain.1937

2.8. Technology also appears to be indifferent with respect to politics at least in the modern world, and especially with respect to capitalist and socialist societies.Feenberg (1991)

3. Definition of TECHNOLOGY

4. Why we need new technologies

4.1. In the future, the world needs to be more productive and efficient.

4.2. Modern technology raises living standards and improves convenience, health, and enjoyment of life, improving overall quality of life. Examples include smart cities and improved healthcare solutions.

5. References

5.1. 1. E. Brynjolfsson and A. McAfee (2014), Why we need new technology in their book "The Second Machine Age," 2. The World Economic Forum's report on "The Fourth Industrial Revolution"https://www.weforum.org/focus/fourth-industrial-revolution#:~:text=The%20Fourth%20Industrial%20Revolution%20is,inclusive%2C%20human%2Dcentred%20future 3. Types of Technologies.https://www.simplilearn.com/types-of-technology-article#types_of_technology . 4.B.J. Habibie, W. Fielding Ogburn defination of technology https://www.britannica.com/technology/technology. 5. Dean and LeMaster (1995) What is technolody https://www-emerald-com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/insight/content/doi/10.1108/jtmc.2007.30202caa.001/full/html . 6.Ihde, Don. (1993). Philosophy of Technology. Paragon House, New York. 7. R. Bain 1937 essay in Vol. 2, Issue No. 6 of the American Sociological Review, “Technology and State Government,” https://techliberation.com/2014/04/29/defining-technology/. 8. Feenberg, Andrew. (1991). Critical Theory of Technology. Oxford University Press, New York and London.http://tojet.net/articles/v11i2/11222.pdf.