TECHNOLOGY
Charles François (2004). TECHNOLOGY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 3500.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 3500 ▶ |
| Object type | General information, Human sciences |
The body of knowledge, methods and tools that allows man to growingly adapt his environment to his needs.
While some superior vertebrates invented some primitive techniques, it is man who made technology into an active and overwhelming transformation power of his societies, and their relations to their environment.
This process is presently accelerating in an explosive way, putting the whole mankind-planet system in a growing instability stance.
Systemics should urgently investigate this runaway phenomenon.
See also
Evolutive acceleration