Search results for "Technology and society" - New World Encyclopedia
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- mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids. It is concerned with ... expression. The development of acoustic technology has also been important ...7 KB (998 words) - 07:44, 14 June 2023
- by members of a ship's crew who operate and maintain the propulsion and ... Sometimes, they are involved in the design and construction of these ...7 KB (1,011 words) - 15:57, 6 November 2022
- his interest was to move cannon more rapidly and with greater ease. He may ... specified to be able to handle four tons and cover two lieues (7.8 km or ...6 KB (974 words) - 23:34, 14 November 2022
- is the world's largest museum of technology and science ... and about 28,000 exhibited objects from 50 fields of science and technology ...13 KB (1,935 words) - 10:09, 29 January 2024
- Agricultural technology refers to technology for the production of ... Agricultural technology is among the most revolutionary and impactful ...11 KB (1,529 words) - 06:48, 16 June 2023
- 15, 1959) was a Scottish meteorologist and physicist who developed the ... Scotland, to a farmer, John Wilson, and his mother Annie Clerk Harper ...8 KB (1,235 words) - 00:34, 5 December 2023
- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was ... are to "maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities ...10 KB (1,369 words) - 11:43, 3 May 2023
- history, paleontology, geology, industry and industrial machinery, and ... to draw visitors' feeling of wonder and curiosity which are the key ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- photosensitive side of photographic film, and cutting fluid for metalworking ... called colloids. Although the terms colloid and emulsion are sometimes used ...6 KB (796 words) - 22:19, 4 February 2022
- science incorporating the humanities, law and applied science to study topics ... distinction between library science, library and information science, and librarianship ...14 KB (1,842 words) - 22:32, 25 October 2022
- – June 16, 1930) was a prolific inventor and entrepreneur, most famous ... Sperry was born in Cortland, New York, to Stephen Decatur and Mary ...9 KB (1,284 words) - 17:16, 13 February 2024
- A librarian is an information professional trained in library and ... to have a high degree of diversified and specialized information management ...23 KB (3,189 words) - 11:04, 7 March 2023
- 22, 1940) was a pioneer in the science and technology that led to the ... of supplies to the local pottery industry, and Grace Heath. Among his brothers ...12 KB (1,866 words) - 00:23, 18 November 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics specifying the reciprocal items to be given and has no ceremonial component ...11 KB (1,642 words) - 10:59, 20 September 2023
- that focuses on the online visibility of and access to African-origin scholarly ... with the Public Knowledge Project and, in 2004, with Open Archive ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 07:06, 13 June 2023
- and co-producing, i.e. technology and society depend heavily one ... The discipline studying the impacts of science, technology, and society ...30 KB (4,303 words) - 17:50, 14 November 2022
- 31, 2006) was a pioneer of library and information science in the ... Online Computer Library Center), the first and largest library network system ...14 KB (2,025 words) - 23:13, 7 October 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Education ... education that focuses on the pedagogy, technology, and instructional systems ...17 KB (2,511 words) - 15:30, 29 January 2024
- on the model of Arkwright's spinning and carding machine and founded ... he saw a fruitful field for his expertise and seized it. Some consider him ...8 KB (1,244 words) - 03:02, 23 December 2022
- provides a clean flame for chemical analysis and laboratory work, is named ... Bunsen (1770–1837), chief librarian and professor of modern philology ...8 KB (1,189 words) - 20:25, 11 August 2022
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropologists ... was an American ethnologist, anthropologist and writer. A founder of American ...14 KB (2,033 words) - 11:00, 7 March 2023
- increasing amount of published information and the effects of this abundance ... New York Times published on April 30, 1961, and by Frank Fremont-Smith, Director ...13 KB (1,868 words) - 22:50, 5 February 2023
- the philosophy of mathematics, the science, and the philosophy of art. He ... of the Cornell program on Science, Technology and Society, and academic head ...9 KB (1,265 words) - 00:54, 9 November 2022
- Laurens J. Coster of the Netherlands and Panfilo Castaldi of Italy ... Both woodblock printing and movable type printing technologies had ...16 KB (2,311 words) - 18:44, 29 April 2023
- people with effective access to digital and information technology and ... Various organizations and institutions including the United Nations ...29 KB (4,205 words) - 14:35, 29 January 2024
- It was invented by Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in 1866 ... ==Etymology and history== The word dynamite comes from the Greek word ...6 KB (937 words) - 01:17, 16 January 2023
- a major contributor to sociological theory and field studies, and a co-founder ... about the possibility that even cities and states can be based on anything ...9 KB (1,356 words) - 17:20, 26 March 2024
- 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, and Christian thinker. He has ... open to "the transcendent," and the phenomenon of "hope ...16 KB (2,452 words) - 07:37, 15 April 2024
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Communication can even reach 300 words per minute. As technology has advanced, such as with ...10 KB (1,562 words) - 19:57, 9 February 2023
- Electronic waste, "e-waste," or "Waste Electrical and ... entertainment electronics, mobile phones and other items that have been ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 16:03, 13 February 2024
- Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform ... include the preservation, distribution, and marketing of food, protection ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 06:18, 1 April 2024
- Jiao Yu (Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 焦玉, Wade-Giles: Chiao ... , July 1, 1311-May 16, 1375), edited and wrote Huolongjing, a famous ...17 KB (2,391 words) - 20:43, 3 April 2024
- A virtual museum is a museum that houses collections in digital form ... collections such as music, moving images, and images and documents. Due ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- (not always academics) to present and discuss their work. Along ... in which participants exchange reactions and critiques. This exchange of ...13 KB (1,841 words) - 07:10, 14 June 2023
- Ceramic engineering is the technology that involves the design and ... into pottery, dinnerware, bricks, tiles, and decorative items. Since then ...14 KB (1,948 words) - 23:58, 3 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Communication shows the September 12 headlines in the U.S. and around the world]] ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 12:56, 8 September 2023
- require less space, both horizontally and vertically. Monorail systems ... Monorails have both benefited and suffered from their novelty and ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 21:10, 9 November 2022
- We depend on sound for communication through speech and artistic expression ... Through the development of technology, sound waves can be converted ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 15:34, 4 February 2023
- [[Image:Veblen3a.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Norwegian-American economist ... August 3, 1929) was an American sociologist and economist who applied the ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 23:02, 30 April 2023
- Italian physicist who revolutionized science and technology by his invention ... Volta was born and educated in Como, Lombardy, in Italy. He did not ...10 KB (1,467 words) - 05:11, 17 June 2023
- that integrates biology, ecology, medicine, and human values. questions of ethics related to medicine, and environmental ethics, dealing ...12 KB (1,586 words) - 17:53, 31 October 2023
- of engineering that applies scientific and mathematical principles to ... of energy, materials, electronics, and pharmaceuticals, the processing ...15 KB (2,143 words) - 14:40, 5 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... individuals or groups of people meet and exchange aspects of their ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 01:13, 10 April 2021
- study of record preservation, appraisal, and management. It deals with ... time honored methods for preserving items and information in climate controlled ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 06:20, 12 August 2023
- of several processes that remove excess salt and other minerals from water ... as a by-product. It is used on many ships and submarines. Most of the modern ...20 KB (2,876 words) - 09:52, 29 January 2024
- with the Science Citation Index (SCI), and later expanding to produce ... such as an individual journal article, book, and others. For example, if an ...17 KB (2,536 words) - 22:25, 10 December 2023
- Mariotte law) is one of several gas laws and a special case of the ideal ... kept at a fixed temperature, P [pressure] and V [volume] are inversely proportional ...8 KB (1,241 words) - 14:53, 28 April 2020
- 2008, it had over 1,000 journal titles and 5,036 participating organizations. organization with offices in New York City and Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...12 KB (1,747 words) - 07:45, 27 February 2023
- An almanac (also spelled almanack and almanach) is an annual publication ... The calendar is not only a tool for organizing information and dates ...14 KB (2,079 words) - 08:15, 23 July 2023
- – July 10, 1851) was the French artist and chemist who is often credited ... Not only do the non-elite possess the technology to record visual images ...9 KB (1,389 words) - 02:53, 4 November 2022
