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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Dirt Movers
by Bobbie Kalman and Petrina Gentile
from Crabtree Publishing
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Things That Go (Location: SCI-TTGO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
DK Mighty Machines: Tractor
by Claire Llewellyn
from DK Publishing
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Things That Go (Location: SCI-TTGO)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Finding Out About Things that Fly
Usborne Explainers
by A. Thomas, Karen A. Little
from Usborne
for Preschool- 3rd Grade
in How Things Work (Location: SCIREF-HOW)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Now and Ben
by Gene Barretta
from Square Fish Publishing
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Inventions & Discoveries (Location: SCI-INV)
$4.50 (2 in stock)
On the Go
by Ann Morris, photos by Ken Heyman
from Mulberry Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Truck Stop
by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Melissa Iwai
from Viking Press
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)