Outline of technology

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

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Technology collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans. Engineering is the discipline that seeks to study and design new technology. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments.

Components of technology

Branches of technology

Technology by region

History of technology

History of technology

History of technology by period

Technological ages

  • Stone Age  – Prehistoric period before metal tools
  • Bronze Age  – Historical period (c. 3300–1200 BC)
  • Iron Age  – Archaeological period
  • The Renaissance  – European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries
  • Industrial Age  – Period of human history from the mid 18th to late 20th centuries
  • Information Age  – Industrial shift to information technology

Media about the history of technology

History of technology by region

History of technology by field

Hypothetical technology

Potential technology of the future includes:

Hypothetical technology

Philosophy of technology

Philosophy of technology  – Studies of the nature of technology

Strategy of technology

Advancement of technology

Politics of technology

Politics and technology

Economics of technology

Technology education

Technology museums

Technology organizations

Science and technology think tanks

Technology media

For historical treatments, see Media about the history of technology, above

Books on technology

Technology periodicals

Websites

Fictional technology

Fictional technology

Persons influential in technology

See also

Further reading

References

    Technology news

    Miscellaneous topics

    Note: these topics need to be placed in the outline above. Some may be irrelevant and those should be removed. New sections may be needed in the outline to provide a suitable place for some of these items. Annotations by way of short descriptions may help decide where a link should go.