FIRST AND LATEST TECHNOLOGIES

Technology can refer to methods ranging from as simple as stone tools to the complex genetic
engineering and information technology that has emerged since the 1980s. The term technology
comes from the Greek word techne, meaning art and craft, and the word logos, meaning word
and speech. It was first used to describe applied arts, but it is now used to described
advancements and changes which affect the environment around us.

New knowledge has enabled people to create new things, and conversely, many scientific
endeavors are made possible by technologies which assist humans in traveling to places they
could not previously reach, and by scientific instruments by which we study nature in more detail
than our natural senses allow.

Since much of technology is applied science, technical history is connected to the history of
science. Since technology uses resources, technical history is tightly connected to economic
history. From those resources, technology produces other resources, including technological
artifacts used in everyday life.

Technological change affects, and is affected by, a society's cultural traditions. It is a force for
economic growth and a means to develop and project economic, political, military power and
wealth.

FIRST TECHNOLOGIES

Prehistory: In prehistory, and until about 7000 B.C., technology was essentially primitive and
subsistence. Humans were hunter-gatherers, and in that lifestyle the first technologies were
contingent upon survival, on obtaining food and on its preparation. In this framework the
appearance of fire and some stone tools is inscribed. As it is such a long period, the first
introductions in terms of means of transport, and the discovery of the wheel, agriculture and
metals are also registered here.

Craft technology: Craft technology is the one that didn't need the mediation of tools, or just
very simple tools. The techniques, however, were refined, while manual as intellectual skills
developed to the extreme. While this stage does not seem introductory to a large number of
technological advances, the theoretical concept of the technique is fundamental.

Mechanized technology: It originated precisely with the Industrial Revolution, and needed the
advancement and systematization of science. The principles that were employed were generally
scientific and technical, and the machine could begin to provide the force that was previously
restricted to humans. The economy based on manual labor was replaced by that dominated by
industry and manufacturing, and although some protested believing that human labor would
disappear, that did not happen.

State-of-the-art technology: Since 1950, a new form of technology began to take place, the
technology ‘of the’. Here, only one operator is needed and sometimes none, the machines
improved strongly and the programming systems greatly reduced the work. Mass production is
partly possible thanks to these introductions; with the multiple economic effects it generates.

Sustainable technologies: From 1990 to the present, technology is part of a process of

environmental crisis for which it is partly responsible, so its main challenge is sustainability. The
technologies have been modified to become sustainable with the environment.
LATEST TECHNOLOGIES

Artificial intelligence: AI has no limits. If we already knew her well, be prepared to see her
improved and more likely to apply it. The key will be to combine software, data and artificial
intelligence, only in this way will simplify decision making. The vast majority of companies will
not hesitate to apply it, as it assures them of not being left behind in the world of technology.
Where can we see it? In sectors of health, financial services, robotics, information technology.

Bitcoin and Blockchain: Digital money, yes you are reading well. The first is a cryptocurrency
and the second is the accounting system, that is, a database in which transactions appear
securely. This technology prevents the use of a currency more than once, simply by ensuring
transparency and security in transactions.

Internet of Things: We have been talking about him for some time, but this technology is a great
revolution in all areas, both personal and professional. The vast majority of objects will be
connected to the Internet, which will send and store information about how we are using them,
while sharing data with each other, in order to personalize and facilitate their use. It will be
helpful, for example, in logistics centers where it will be easy to check the available stock and
know when to replenish it.

Smart applications: The novelty is that the applications work with their own intelligence, that
is, that they work simultaneously without changing the app. These will have at your disposal all
the information about the user, so they can use it according to the limit that has been set before.
An example is the ChatBots, an intelligent application with which to interact and feel that you
are talking to a person.

Big data: The so-called data scientists will continue to boom and are in demand by companies.
They are experts in obtaining valuable information for companies and in analyzing it, in order to
improve their productivity, their efficiency and, why not, their benefits.

Biotechnology: Another technology that will also be talked about a lot in 2019 is biotechnology.
Unimaginable things can be done with it, challenging what was believed impossible, such as:
meeting the world demand for food, fuel, animal nutrition ... We can see it applied in the
pharmaceutical industry by developing more effective and personalized drugs for each patient.
And in the textile sector allowing the creation of smart fabrics.