Outline. Technology, history of. By Paul Nervy.





Copyright 2006, Paul Nervy



















Subject Category Year (When) Place (Where) Person(s) (Who) Thing, Event, Idea, Word, or Work (What) Description (Why, How, etc.)







Technology Clothing c. -1000000?

Clothing in form of furs. Occurred when humans moved out of Africa, to climates that were cold.
Technology Clothing c. -30000.

Cloth.
Technology Clothing c. 1730's
John Kay Shuttle loom.
Technology Clothing c. 1760's England Hargreaves, James Spinning jenny
Technology Clothing c. 1790's United States Whitney, Eli Cotton gin. Separates cotton fiber from seed.
Technology Clothing c. 1850's United States Singer, Issac Sewing machine
Technology Clothing


Knitting. Hand made cloth.
Technology Communication c. -2000000?

Language, spoken.
Technology Communication c. 1000 China
Printing with wood blocks
Technology Communication c. 1450's Europe Gutenberg Printing with movable type.
Technology Communication c. 1830's United States Morse, Sammuel B. Telegraph
Technology Communication c. 1860's United States Sholes, Latham Typewriter
Technology Communication c. 1880's
Bell, Alexander Graham Telephone
Technology Communication c. 1960's United States
Communication satellites
Technology Communication c. 1980's

Cell phone
Technology Computers c 1930's
Bertalanffy, Ludwig von Systems theory
Technology Computers c. 1800's
Babbage, Charles Charles Babbage and the difference engine.
Technology Computers c. 1900's

Punch card machines. Holerinth.
Technology Computers c. 1920's
Watson, John Mechanical calculators. IBM. John Watson.
Technology Computers c. 1930's
Shannon, Claude Claude Shannon. Mathematical information theory.
Technology Computers c. 1930's
Turing, Alan Limits of computability. Breaking German Enigma code.
Technology Computers c. 1930's
Wiener, Norbert Norbert Wiener. Cybernetics. Feedback.
Technology Computers c. 1930's
von Neumann, John Von Neumann computer architecture. Memory. Stored programs.
Technology Computers c. 1940's United States Bush, Vanenvar Computer as information sorting machine
Technology Computers c. 1940's

Vacum tube computers.
Technology Computers c. 1940's

ENIAC
Technology Computers c. 1940's

Alan Turing and the cracking of the German Enigma code in WWII.
Technology Computers c. 1950's

Computers as word crunchers. The invention of the keyboard interface. The invention of word processing.
Technology Computers c. 1950's

Computers as number crunchers.
Technology Computers c. 1950's
Shockley, Bill Invention of the transistor. Solid state electronics.
Technology Computers c. 1950's

Computers as image crunchers. The invention of the video display, monitors, screens. The invention of pictures on computer screens. ASCII art.
Technology Computers c. 1960's

Computer networking. DARPA. TCP/IP
Technology Computers c. 1960's
Licklider Computer networks, promoter of.
Technology Computers c. 1960's
Engelbart, Douglas Invented the mouse
Technology Computers c. 1970's
Ritchie, Dennis Unix operating system.
Technology Computers c. 1970's
Joy, Bill Bill Joy.
Technology Computers c. 1970's

C programming language.
Technology Computers c. 1970's

Unix operating system.
Technology Computers c. 1970's
Jobs and Wozniak Personal computer. Apple.
Technology Computers c. 1970's
Gates and Allen Personal computer. Microsoft. Bill Gates. Paul Allen.
Technology Computers c. 1980's United States
Personal Computers take off: Apple and Microsoft
Technology Computers c. 1980's

Ethernet. Metcalfe.
Technology Computers c. 1990's
Lee, Tim Berners Internet. Tim Berners Lee developed HTML and HTTP on which the World Wide Web is based.
Technology Computers c. 1990's India
India computer programming boom.
Technology Computers c. 1990's World
Internet boom. Dot com era. Stock market bubble
Technology Computers c. 1990's

Progress in artificial intelligence. Robots. Single purpose robots used in car manufacturing. Programmable robots.
Technology Computers c. 1990's
Gosling, James Java programming language.
Technology Computers c. 1990's

GNU, Linux, Free Software and Open Source
Technology Computers c. 1990's
Linus Torvalds Linus Torvalds
Technology Computers c. 1990's
Stallman, Richard Richard Stallman
Technology Computers c. 1994

Internet starts to take off in 1994 with the design of a GUI browser, Mosaic, by Mark Anderson.
Technology Computers c. 2000 World
Y2K. Year 2000 computer issue. Did not have a major impact.
Technology Computers c. 2000's World
Internet. Pro: a voice for the people. Con: spam, spyware, viruses, hackers, hate sites.
Technology Computers c. 2000's

DNA computing.
Technology Computers c. 2000's

Quantum computing.
Technology Computers c. 2005 World
Paris Hilton's cellphone hacked. Paris Hilton becoming the poster child for invasion of privacy issues.
Technology Computers c. 2005 World
File sharing should be legal. Intellectual property laws are too tight.
Technology Computers


Database
Technology Computers


Email
Technology Computers


Floppy disc
Technology Computers


Text: Text editors. Word processors. Desktop publishing.
Technology Computers


DVD
Technology Computers


Scanner
Technology Electronics c. 1950's

Laser
Technology Food c. -4000000?

Meat eating. First as scavanger. Then as hunter.
Technology Food c. 1800's
Deere, John Plow, modern
Technology Food c. 1870's Germany Linde, Karl von Refrigerator
Technology Food


Planter
Technology Food


Plow, iron tip
Technology Food

McCormick, Cyrus Reaper
Technology Food


Cooking. Baking. Bread. Toaster oven. Microwave.
Technology Food


Organic farming techniques. Organic fertilizer. Organic pest control. Organic weed control.
Technology Food


Microwave oven.
Technology Food. c. -10000.

Domestication of plants. Agriculture.
Technology Food.


Irrigation.
Technology Food.


Thresher
Technology Food. Power. c. -10000.

Domestication of animals
Technology Genetics c. 1990's

Cloning
Technology Industrialization


Standardized parts.
Technology Industrialization


Assembly line.
Technology Information and communication c. -2000

Language, written. Earliest writing includes Sumerian alphabet, Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese pictograms.
Technology Information and communication c. 1880's.
Edison, Thomas. Lumiere brothers. Movies
Technology Information and communication c. 1880's.
Edison, Thomas Phonograph. Record player
Technology Information and communication c. 1890's
Marconi Radio.
Technology Information and communication c. 1910's United States De Forest, Lee Vacum tube.
Technology Information and communication c. 1930's.
Farnsworth, Philo T. Television
Technology Information and communication c. 1950's

Transistor
Technology Information and communication


Pencil and pen.
Technology Information and communication


Libraries. Library at Alexandria. Dewey Decimal System.
Technology Information and communication


Math. Abacus. Adding machine. Calculator. Mathmatica.
Technology Light c. 1880's
Edison, Thomas Electric light
Technology Light


Flourescent light.
Technology Light


LED light
Technology Materals, plastic c. 1910's United States Baekeland, Leo Bakelite. The first plastic.
Technology Materials c. -1500.

Glass
Technology Materials c. -3000

Potters wheel.
Technology Materials c. 1 China
Paper
Technology Materials c. 1840's United States Goodyear, Charles Vulcanized rubber.
Technology Materials c. 1850's
Bessmer, Henry Steel producing furnace
Technology Materials


Concrete
Technology Materials


Metal working. Copper. Bronze. Iron.
Technology Materials, ceramics c. -10000

Pottery
Technology Materials, metal


Steel, handmade.
Technology Materials, metal


Iron
Technology Materials, metals


Copper
Technology Materials, metals


Bronze (an alloy of copper and tin)
Technology Materials, plastic c. 1930's

Synthetic fabric
Technology Materials, plastic c. 1930's

Nylon
Technology Materials, plastic


Cellophane
Technology Materials, rubber


Synthetic rubber
Technology Measurement c. 1 China
Compass
Technology Measurement c. 1600 Europe
Microscope
Technology Measurement c. 1600 Europe
Telescope
Technology Measurement c. 1700 Germany Fahrenheit Thermometer
Technology Measurement c. 1760's England Harrison, John Clock for longitude measurement
Technology Measurement c. 1930's

Radar
Technology Measurement c. 1930's

Electron microsoope
Technology Measurement c. 1990 United States
GPS. Global Positioning System
Technology Measurement, time c. 1300 Europe
Clocks, earliest model
Technology Medicine c. 1300 Europe
The Black Plague. Bubonic Plague.
Technology Medicine c. 1980's World
AIDS identified
Technology Medicine c. 2000's World
New bugs: SARs, West Nile, Hanta, Ebola
Technology Medicine c. 2003 World
SARs epidemic.
Technology Mining c. 2003 United States
Pennsylvania mine rescue.
Technology Movies


Silent. Sound. Black and white. Color. Digital.
Technology Movies


Super 8. 16mm. 32mm.
Technology Photography c. 1820's France Niepce, Joseph Photograph, earliest form of.
Technology Photography c. 1830's England Talbot, Willam Photographs using silver chloride
Technology Photography c. 1840's France Daguerre, Louis Daguerrotype photographs
Technology Photography c. 1890's
Eastman Camera film
Technology Power c. -1000000?

Fire
Technology Power c. 1870's Germany Otto, Niklaus Internal combustion engine
Technology Power c. 1890's Germany Diesel, Rudolph Diesel engine
Technology Power c. 1950's United States
Nuclear power plants
Technology Power c. 2003 United States
Blackout in Northeast, USA.
Technology Power


Water power. Water wheel. Water mill.
Technology Power


Wind power. Wind mill.
Technology Power

Edison, Thomas. Lumiere brothers. Electric generator. Edison promoted DC power. Tesla developed AC power.
Technology Power, carbon


Mining. Coal mines. Gold mines. Copper mines.
Technology Power, carbon


Oil well
Technology Power, electric c. 1800 Italy Volta, Alessandro Electric battery
Technology Power, electric


Electric motor
Technology Power, solar


Photovoltaic cell.
Technology Power, steam c. 1760's England Watt, James Steam engine
Technology Printing c. 1800's

Drum roller press
Technology Printing c. 1800's

Photo offset lithography.
Technology Printing c. 1800's

Linotype. Line by line.
Technology Printing c. 1900's

Four color printing.
Technology Shelter c. 1850's United States Otis, Elisha Elevator, safety
Technology Shelter c. 1880's

Skyscraper
Technology Shelter c. 1910's United States Carrier, William Air conditioning
Technology Shelter


Organic building techniques. Solar and wind power. Renewable resources. Biodegradeable materials.
Technology Shelter


Plumbing.
Technology Shelter


Toilet.
Technology Shelter


Heating.
Technology Shelter


Fasteners: nail, screw, glue, bolt, rivet, weld, tape, zipper, velcro.
Technology Shelter


Bricks.
Technology Social techs


Voting
Technology Social techs


Fire department.
Technology Social techs


Medicare.
Technology Social techs


Police department.
Technology Social techs


Food stamps.
Technology Social techs


Prisons.
Technology Social techs


Social security
Technology Social techs


Postal system.
Technology Sound c. 1930's

78 rpm
Technology Sound c. 1950's

33 rpm records
Technology Sound c. 1950's

45 rpm records. Singles.
Technology Sound c. 1960's

Tape recording. Reel to reel. 8 track. Audio cassette.
Technology Sound c. 1980's

Compact disc player
Technology Sound c. 1980's

Compact discs
Technology Sound c. 1990's

Mp3 format
Technology Sound


Microphone.
Technology Sound


Amplifier.
Technology Sound


Speaker.
Technology Tools c. -2500000?

Stone tool making.
Technology Tools


Hand tools. Saw. Drill. Hammer. Lathe. Plane.
Technology Tools


Welding.
Technology Tools


Glue.
Technology Tools


Tools: Shovel. Rake. Scythe. File. Screwdriver. Wrench. Pliers.
Technology Transportation


Tunnels.
Technology Transportation, air c. 1780's France Montgolfier brothers Baloon, hot air.
Technology Transportation, air c. 1920's
Zepplin Baloon, dirigibles and blimps. Hydrogen and helium.
Technology Transportation, air c. 1930's
Goddard, Robert. Von Braun, Werner. NASA. Russia. Rockets, space travel and satellites
Technology Transportation, air c. 1940's England Whittle, Frank Jet engine
Technology Transportation, air


Parachute.
Technology Transportation, air. c. 1880's
Chanute, Lillenthal Glider
Technology Transportation, air. c. 1902
Wright, Orville and Wilbur Airplane.
Technology Transportation, air. c. 1930's
Sikorsky, Igor Helicopter
Technology Transportation, land c. -4000.

Wheel
Technology Transportation, land c. 1820's England Stephenson, George Train, Steam locomotive
Technology Transportation, land c. 1880's Germany Benz, Karl Automobile, early form of.
Technology Transportation, land c. 1880's Scotland Dunlop, John Pneumatic tire.
Technology Transportation, land c. 1880's

Bicycle
Technology Transportation, land c. 1890's

Motorcycle
Technology Transportation, land c. 1994 England
Chunnel. Tunnel under the English Channel.
Technology Transportation, land


Bridges.
Technology Transportation, land


Roads. Cobblestone. Macadam. Concrete. Asphalt.
Technology Transportation, land


Train, electric.
Technology Transportation, land. c. 1900
Ford, Henry Automobile, popularizer.
Technology Transportation, land.


Train, diesel.
Technology Transportation, water c. 1810 United States Fulton, Robert Boat, steam boat.
Technology Transportation, water c. 1840's England Brunel, Isambard Iron hull, screw propeller ship
Technology Transportation, water


Boat, sail boat
Technology Transportation, water


Submarine
Technology Transportation, water


Raft. Reed boat. Kon tiki. Dugout canoe. South Pacific island hoppers.
Technology Weapons c. 1000 China
Gunpowder
Technology Weapons c. 1860's United States Gatling, Richard Machine gun.
Technology Weapons c. 1950's United States Teller, Edward Hydrogen bomb
Technology Weapons
United States Winchester. Remington. Rifle
Technology Weapons


Bow and arrow.
Technology Weapons
Europe
Cannon
Technology Weapons
United States Colt Pistol
Technology
c. -50000.

Civilization. Defined as people writing in cities.
Technology



Hydrogen fuel cell car.
Technology



Dams
Technology



Combination lock.
Technology



RFID. Radio frequency identification tag.
Technology



Bar code. UPC. Sku. Bar code scanner.
Technology



Lock and key.
Technology



Fax
Technology



Xerography. Xerox.