CMNS 455 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ballpoint Pen, Water Bottle, Cyberfeminism
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Technology: science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools. 1947 was the first plastic water bottle. Considered technology because it does a service: holds water. First cell phone came out in 1973. First ballpoint pen came out in 1888. Paper was invented in 100 bc in china. Something naturally occurring such as a rock would not be considered a technology. Invented technology early on for military and then got switched over to mainstream use because it is just a rock. If you use the rock as a hammer, it is now considered a technology because it has a purpose. Anything designed by human being to solve a problem and serve a purpose is considered technology. Use of computers or systems for storing, retrieving, and sending information: a book can be considered an information technology. It stores information and passes on information to you (the reader)