History of technology

:This article is about the topic of technology in history. For the publication, see History of Technology (magazine).

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The history of technology is the history of useful tool and techniques for doing practical things. It is intimately related with the history of science, which includes how humans have acquired the background knowledge necessary to build useful things. Scientific endeavors have, especially in modern times, usually depended on specific technologies which allow humans to probe the nature of the universe in more detail than our natural senses allow.

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Technological artifacts are products of an economy, and a force for economic growth, and a large part of everyday life. Technological innovations affect and are affected by a society's cultural traditions. They also are a means to develop and project military power.

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