NATS 1775 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Arts, Sociotechnical System, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
14 Sep 2018
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In the past the term technology often been acquainted with the words invention and engineering. Practical arts: technology as a type of art or craft. Applied science: relationship between science and technology. Engineering: technology is often seen as a discipline in the hands of groups such as engineers. One of the very first communication tools to send messages across long distances the ability to gain news quickly made the world seem smaller and more connected. It changed the way we communicate and do business. We need to understand technology in social context: try to dissect why the technology may or may not have been accepted. North african response to the wheel in the 3rd: they rejected it because the wheel will breakdown in the dessert whereas a camel would not. We cant just label a technology as having one big impact. The idea that the sexual revolution was caused by the intro of the birth control pill.
