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...John W. Humphrey, John P. Oleson and Andrew N. Sherwood; ''Greek and Roman Technology: A sourcebook''</ref> ...tone [[arch]], and used it in [[bridge]]s as well as buildings. Some later Roman technologies were taken directly from Greek civilization. ...

{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to technology}} ...utline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to technology: ...

...sis''' literally means "creation of division". The term derives from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] words σχίσμα ''skhisma'' "cleft" (borrowed into English as [[ ...efine themselves against their neighbors. Some examples of this would be [[Ancient Athens]] and [[Sparta]], and the [[indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northw ...

{{Short description|Use of technology by musicians}} ...gy (electric)]]; for electronic or digital music technologies, see [[Music technology (electronic and digital)]]}} ...

...e Macmillan]]}}</ref> This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological, political, and cultural strength as well as [[International ...World's Only Superpower |url=http://time.com/3899972/us-superpower-status-military/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="No ...

...Technology'' (book series)|the academic discipline|History of science and technology}} {{History of technology sidebar}} ...

...phi]] was famous for her [[divination| divinatory]] trances throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. Oil painting, [[John Collier (painter)|John Collier]], Wier, in his 1995 book, ''Trance: from magic to technology'', defines a simple trance (p.&nbsp;58) as a state of mind being caused by ...

...rson |first2=John |date=February 16, 2022 |website=[[Issues in Science and Technology]] |publisher=[[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]] ...ment]] (ECPD, the predecessor of [[Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology|ABET]])<ref name="ABET History">{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/chrom ...

...deliver water to a destination such as a city where water is needed. The [[Roman Empire]]'s [[aqueduct (bridge)|aqueduct]]s were such [[water supply]] canal ===Ancient canals=== ...

...the construction of buildings. Larger cranes were later developed in the [[Roman Empire]], employing the use of human [[treadwheel]]s, permitting the liftin === Ancient Near East === ...

...st credible claim for the development of a real postal system comes from [[Ancient Persia]]. The best-documented claim ([[Xenophon]]) attributes the invention ...Common chariots called ''Dagana'' were sometimes used as mail chariots in ancient India.<ref>Prasad 2003: 104</ref> Couriers were used militarily by kings an ...

...lag semaphore]] is a method of telegraphy, whereas [[pigeon post]] is not. Ancient [[signal]]ling systems, although sometimes quite extensive and sophisticate ...w.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/morse_code.htm |title=History and technology of Morse Code}}</ref> ...

...turbine]] with the case opened, an example of [[Energy development|energy technology]]|alt=Photo of technicians working on a steam turbine]] {{History of technology sidebar}} ...

...as reconstructed several times through the late 2nd century AD, when the [[Roman Empire]] built a {{convert|6|m|ft|adj=mid|-wide}} wooden bridge to carry tr ...[[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] bridges were built after the Roman era, as the technology for cement was lost (then later rediscovered). ...

...iginally this word derived from a new administrative body ([[Congregation (Roman Curia)|congregation]]) of the [[Catholic Church]] created in 1622 as part o [[NATO]]'s 2011 guidance for military public affairs defines propaganda as "information, ideas, doctrines, or spe ...

[[File:PompeiiStreet.jpg|thumb|upright| A paved Roman road in [[Pompeii]]]] ...a]].<ref>{{cite book | first= John | last= Boederman |title= The Cambridge Ancient History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nNDpPqeDjo0C&pg=PA178|year= 1 ...

...version of [[Renaissance humanism|humanism]], derived from the concept of Roman {{Lang|la|[[humanitas]]}} and the rediscovery of [[classical Greek philosop ...[History of science in the Renaissance|science]], [[Renaissance technology|technology]], politics, religion, and other aspects of intellectual inquiry. Renaissan ...

{{History of technology sidebar}} ...ed in 1836 by [[Christian Jürgensen Thomsen]] for classifying and studying ancient societies and history. It is also considered the second phase of three, in ...

...ysically purged politically incorrect academics who opposed the right-wing military dictatorship of [[Juan Carlos Onganía]] (1966–1970) in [[Argentina]] from f ....elortiba.org/blargos.html |date=May 14, 2010}}</ref> In opposition to the military repression of free speech, biochemist [[César Milstein]] said ironically: " ...

...ge meant presenting the case before a group of public individuals in the [[Roman Forum|forum]]. Both the person accused of the crime and the accuser would g ...tps://archive.org/details/forensicscience00emba|url-access=limited|chapter=Ancient science and forensics |editor=Ayn Embar-seddon |editor2=Allan D. Pass|publi ...