Technology

Technology, the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life, 

or, as it is sometimes phrased, to the change and manipulation of the human environment.

The subject of technology is treated in a number of articles. For general treatment, 

see technology, and history of; hand tools. For a description of the materials that 

are both the object and means of manipulating the environment, see elastomers; industrial 

ceramics; industrial glass; metallurgy; mineral deposit; mineral processing; mining; plastic. 

For the generation of energy, see energy conversion; coal mining; coal utilization; 

petroleum production; petroleum refining. For treatment of food production, see agriculture,

history of; agricultural economics; beekeeping; beer; cereal farming; coffee; commercial 

fishing; dairy farming; distilled spirit; food preservation; fruit farming; livestock 

farming; poultry farming; soft drink; tea; vegetable farming; wine. 

For the techniques of construction technology, see bridge; building construction; canals and inland 

waterways; dam; harbors and sea works; lighthouse; roads and highways; tunnels and 

underground excavations; environmental works. For the manufacture and design of the 

means of transportation, see the aerospace industry; automotive industry; ship 

construction. For communications technology, see broadcasting; computer science; 

information processing; photography; printing; photoengraving; typography; telecommunication. 

For the processes and products of other manufacturing industries, see adhesive; clothing and 

footwear industry; dye; explosive; floor covering; forestry; chemical industry; man-made 

fiber; surface coating; papermaking; soap and detergent; textile. For medical applications 

of technology, see diagnosis; therapeutics; drug; medicine, and history of; the pharmaceutical 

industry. For military applications, see military technology. For treatment of the 

organization of technological systems, see automation; engineering; production systems; 

systems engineering; work, and history of the organization.

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