NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Jacob Bigelow, Technological Determinism, Determinism
20 Apr 2013
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Today we will look at how technology is defined and some common myths associated with technology and technological development. Lastly, we will explore some of the major themes that will be examined throughout this course: defining technology. While the term technology can be found as early as the 17th century, used to describe treatise or study of industrial (practical) arts. Term technology only popularized after wwii but use of technology (or material) items can be traced to almost 2 million years ago prior to this, terms used were practical arts, applied science and. 1831 jacob bigelow book entitled elements of technology on the. In this class, you will begin to understand that the history of technology is not just about focusing on particular revolutionary technologies or great inventors . Popular theories of technological development that we will re-examine and critique.
