Applied Science & Technology

Technology is a broad concept that deals with the use and knowledge of tools and crafts.A strict definition is elusive: "technology" can refer to material objects such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. The use of technology (whether peaceful or not) affects the environment of the user, an important consideration in the development of innovative systems and tools.

 

Philosophical debates have arisen over the present and future use of technology in society, with disagreements over whether technology improves the human condition or worsens it. Neo-Luddism, anarcho-primitivism, and similar movements criticize the pervasiveness of technology in the modern world, claiming that it harms the environment and alienates people; proponents of ideologies such as transhumanism and techno-progressivism view continued technological progress as beneficial to society and the human condition.

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Engines
by Theodore Gray, photographs by Nick Mann
from Black Dog & Leventhal
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Home Machinist's Handbook
by Doug Briney
1st edition from McGraw-Hill
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How Does it Work?
by Richard M. Koff
from Doubleday & Company
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How Things Work - 4 Volume Set
by Roger J Segalat
from George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
for 9th-Adult
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
Space Shuttle Operator's Manual
by Kerry Joels
from Ballantine Books
for 7th-12th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
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Teaching Technology Through Interest Projects
by Jennifer Katherine Brooks
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-12th grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$14.99
Visual Dictionary of Everyday Things
DK Visual Dictionaries
from DK Publishing
for 8th-Adult
in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER)
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Watch it Made in the U.S.A.
by Bruce Brumberg, Karen Axelrod
3rd from Avalon Travel Publishing
for 7th-Adult
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$8.00 (1 in stock)