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...ictionary|website=www.etymonline.com}}</ref> While the terms "institute of technology" and "polytechnic" are synonymous, the preferred term varies from country t ...emic degree]]s (including [[doctorate]]), that use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic" for historic reasons: ...

{{Short description|Theory in science and technology studies}} {{See also|Science and technology studies|Technology and society|Science studies|Sociology of scientific knowledge}} ...

...ase electric power|single-phase]] to [[direct current]] rotary converter. (In actual use, the converter is [[drum-wound]] and uses a [[multipolar field]] ...s the rotary converter a hybrid dynamo and mechanical rectifier. When used in this way it is referred to as a synchronous rotary converter or simply a [[ ...

...competing electric power transmission systems in the late 1880s and early 1890s}}{{about|the battle between electrical distribution methods|the 2017 film|T ...an [[Thomas Edison]] established the first investor-owned electric utility in 1882, basing its infrastructure on DC power. ...

...when electricity was produced for [[electric lighting]]. In the 1880s and 1890s, growing economic and safety concerns lead to the regulation of the industr ...icient if a restricted number of organizations participated in the market; in some areas, vertically-integrated companies provide all stages from generat ...

...uum tube]]s or more recently via [[Solid state (electronics)|solid state]] technology) is effective and usually economical. ...induction|Faraday's law]], is that an [[electromotive force]] is generated in an electrical conductor which encircles a varying [[magnetic flux]]. ...

|caption = A German [[railway]] in [[1895]] {{History of technology sidebar}} ...

...ngs or rigid wings may be used in the kite system. A tethered wing, flying in crosswind at many times wind speed, harvests wind power from an area that e ...However, a conventional traverse-to-wind rotating blade set carried aloft in a kite-power system has the blade set cutting to crosswind and is a form of ...

{{Short description|Former railway station in London}} ...to public hygiene. There were two locations for the station; the first was in operation from 1854 to 1902, the second from 1902 to 1941. ...

{{short description|Frequency used on standard electricity grid in a given area}} ...]] it is typically 60&nbsp;Hz. Current usage by country or region is given in the list of [[mains electricity by country]]. ...

{{short description|Radiant light and heat from the Sun, harnessed with technology}} ...er 2022|dupe=Solar power}} <!--This article should talk about solar energy in general, not electricity--> ...

| employment_field = [[Technology]], [[science]], [[space exploration|exploration]], [[military]], [[Industry ...nics]], and [[electromagnetism]]. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after the [[commercialization]] of the ...

...neering|control theory in linguistics|control (linguistics)|control theory in psychology and sociology|control theory (sociology)|and|Perceptual control ...]] that deals with the [[control system|control]] of [[dynamical system]]s in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or a ...

...f the head and rest in front of the ear canal, leaving the ear canal open. In the context of [[telecommunication]], a [[Headset (audio)|headset]] is a co ...Bluetooth]], [[DECT]] or [[FM radio]]. The first headphones were developed in the late 19th century for use by [[Switchboard operator|telephone operators ...

{{short description|Technology of using radio waves to carry information}} {{About|science and technology|its use in audio distribution|Radio broadcasting|the user device|Radio receiver|other ...

...nal]]ling systems, although sometimes quite extensive and sophisticated as in China, were generally not capable of transmitting arbitrary text messages. ...w.edinformatics.com/inventions_inventors/morse_code.htm |title=History and technology of Morse Code}}</ref> ...

'''Electrification''' is the process of powering by [[electricity]] and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earl ...eloped country|developed]] countries from the mid-1880s until around 1950. In the context of [[sustainable energy]], electrification refers to the build- ...

{{redirect|Power lines|power lines in general|Overhead power line}} A [[wide area synchronous grid]], known as an ''interconnection'' in North America, directly connects generators delivering AC power with the sa ...

...]] for his book ''Le Vingtième Siècle'', a 19th-century conception of life in the 20th century|alt=black and white drawing of small house of complex desi ...er|American "Wild West"]], where steam power remains in mainstream use, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. ...

...in 1959 by the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] and were found in 2013.<ref name=NEFSC20140314/>]] ...YTimes_20150327/>) is a form of communication in which a message is sealed in a container (typically a bottle) and released into a conveyance medium (typ ...