Technological development
Technonogy or the use of tools has developed along with civilization throughout the course of history. From the use of a sharpened stick to splitting the atom and the internet, one technological advancement has built on preceding developments. Most technological advancements can be categorized as focused on one major area of civilization.
- Commerce
- Warfare
- Transportation
- Building & Construction
- Health
- Information
As even a cursory examination of the history of the development of different techonologies for these categories would suggest, one particular invention is used for all of them. Probably the most basic example would be the wheel. No one would deny that this one invention made lasting improvements in every area of life.
Commerce
Money
- Currency
The development of an object with constant value which everyone is willing to trade for their goods or services.
- Banking
- Corporations
Materials
- Metal Working
- Plastics
- Fabrics
- Chemicals
Warfare
- Hand-to-hand Weapons
- Missle Weapons
- Siege Engines
- Gunpowder Weapons
Transportation
- The Wheel
- Automobiles
- Aircraft
- Watercraft
Buildings and Construction
- Earthwork
- Concrete
- Masonry
- Steel
- Woodworking
- Thermal Protection
- Moisture Protection
- Doors, Windows, and Hardware
- Flooring
- Gypsum Board Assemblies
- Painting & Coatings
- Pre-Engineered Buildings
- Conveying Systems
- Elevators
- Escalators
- Plumbing
- Fire Protection Systems
- Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
- Electrical Systems
Health
- Agriculture
- Medicine
- Penicillin
- Antibiotices
- Aspirin
- Procedures
Communication & Information
- Writing
- Paper
- Telegraph
- Telephone
- Computer