Technology is the Ism of the New Millennium

A Presentation byMuhammed Azharudeen

Technology

• the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or create an artistic perspective.

Definition

"Technology comprises all that bewilderingly varied body of knowledge and devices by which man progressively masters his natural environment..."

- T.K. Derry and T. I. Williams, A Short History of Technology, 3

Purpose of Technology

• human welfare

• to make life easier

• to acquire new knowledge

History

• the human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools

• the pre-historical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food

• the invention of the wheel helped humans in traveling in and controlling their environment

The Industrial Revolution

• the Industrial Revolution was built on rapid advances in technology

• period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the times.

Effects of IR

• Innovations- textiles- steam power- iron making

• Transfer of knowledge• Social effects

- standard of living- organization of labour- factories and urbanization

Technology – a boon or a bane

In many ways, technology simplifies life.• The rise of a leisure class• A more informed society• Sets the stage for more complex learning tasks• Increases multi-tasking • Global networking• Creates denser social circles• Cheaper prices• Greater specialization in jobs

In other ways, technology complicates life.

• Pollution is a serious problem in a technologically advanced society

• The increase in transportation technology has brought congestion in some areas

• New forms of danger existing as a consequence of new forms of technology, such as the first generation of nuclear reactors

• New forms of entertainment, such as video games and internet access could have possible social effects on areas such as academic performance

• Increased probability of some diseases and disorders, such as obesity

• Social separation of singular human interaction. Technology has increased the need to talk to more people faster.

• Structural unemployment• Anthropogenic climate change

Technology Transfer• sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies,

methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments and other institutions

• to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users who can then further develop and exploit the technology into new products, processes, applications, materials or services.

Information Age

• Computer Age or Information Era, is an idea that the current age will be characterized by the ability of individuals to transfer information freely, and

• to have instant access to knowledge that would have been difficult or impossible to find previously.

Information Technology• "the acquisition, processing, storage and

dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications".

• IT professionals perform data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as management and administration of entire systems.

Latest Technology Trends

Livescience.com listed out the following ten future technologies that are potential to change the living.

• The Hydrogen Economy: Expected to replace oil economy.

• Therapeutic Cloning: Cancerous or damaged organs could be replaced by new, disease-free clones of themselves.

• Computing Power: Moore’s law still holds good and expected to be valid for some more time.

• Desktop 3-D Printing: When your favorite gadget of the future breaks, you might select a replacement model online, download its design file and make a true 3-D replacement on your home printer.

• Location-Based Computing: Location based services will evolve that could bridge real and virtual worlds seamlessly.

• Better, Cheaper Solar Cells: The cost of photo voltaic cells will come down drastically and solar power expected to wide spread in use in house hold usage, space and vehicles.

• Mobile Robots: Why drive to the deli to pick up your order when you can just send your robot car?

• Pervasive Wireless Internet: WiMAX, 3G, 4G, etc., all point to a pervasive wireless Internet, where being on-line everywhere, all the time, will be routine.

• Gene Therapy and Stem Cells: scientists are working to change the genes causing inherited diseases and trick defective cells into growing correctly.

• Digital Libraries: The time will come when any straightforward factual question can be answered immediately, online.

References

• www.wikipedia.org

• www.techpark.net

• www.iprsonline.org