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...itle = Preternatural {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}} </ref> In the [[early modern period]], the term was used by scientists to refer to abnormalities and strange ph ...Modern Europe", Peter G. Platt, ''Wonders, Marvels, and Monsters in Early Modern Culture'', University of Delaware Press, Newark, 1999, pp.&nbsp;76–105.</re ...

'''Chronocentrism''' is the assumption that certain [[time period]]s (typically the [[present]]) are better, more important, or a more signif ...&pg=PT55 |title=Shoot the Puppy: A Survival Guide to the Curious Jargon of Modern Life|last=Thorne|first=Tony|date=2007-11-01|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=97801 ...

{{Short description|Period of early 20th century history of rapid technological advancement}} ...f World War II. The 1940s saw the beginning of the [[Atomic Age]], where [[modern physics]] saw new applications such as the [[Nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]],< ...

An '''alternator''' is a type of [[electric generator]] used in modern [[automobile]]s to charge the [[automotive battery|battery]] and to power t ...as encouraged by the increasing electrical power required for cars in this period, with increasing loads from larger headlamps, electric wipers, [[Defogger|h ...

...as had extremely important enabling technologies within them, although the modern era has the most due to the [[Industrial Revolution|industrial revolution]] ...ernity]]<ref>Boruchoff, David A. (2012), "The Three Greatest Inventions of Modern Times: An Idea and Its Public", in Klaus Hock; Gesa Mackenthun (eds.), ''En ...

...ness testing dates back to as early as 1733. In the late 19th century with early [[art conservation]] studies, Russell and Abney published Action of Light o ...eflected light is collected by a second fiber optic.<ref name="four"/> The period of exposure is monitored with a probe that transforms the reflectance spect ...

{{short description|Period of rapid technological change}} A '''technological revolution''' is a period in which one or more [[technology|technologies]] is replaced by another nov ...

...hrough understanding the relationship between these different factors in a modern context, archaeologists can better understand the ways that these factors c ...ook|last1=Driscoll|first1=Killian|title=Understanding quartz technology in early prehistoric Ireland|date=2010|url=http://lithicsireland.ie/phd_quartz_lithi ...

...egral to IC design, even after four decades of IC development. With these early generations of IC, process variability and parametric yield were an issue — ...became the dominant driver for integrated electronics. Nonetheless, these early TCAD developments<ref>H.J. DeMan and R. Mertens, [http://ieeexplore.ieee.or ...

A '''century''' is a period of 100 [[year]]s. Centuries are numbered [[names of numbers in English#Ordi Although a century can mean any arbitrary period of 100 [[years]], there are two viewpoints on the nature of standard centur ...

...eb|date=2013-05-23|title=Kondratiev, Nikolai (1892–1938) - Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstructio ...istic curve]] nature of technology adoption, it is difficult to see in the early stages whether the hype is excessive. ...

==Early examples== ...rd]]'s 1861 diagram of [[French invasion of Russia|Napoleon's March]] - an early example of an information graphic.]] ...

...case, one or more [[diesel engine]]s are used to drive back-up generators. Early [[transfer switch]]es relied on manual operation; two switches would be pla ...r in extreme cases a [[Electric power transmission|grid]]-wide failure. In modern buildings, most emergency power systems have been and are still based on [[ ...

...application of technology and modern scientific methods, ranging from the early development of basic technologies for [[hunting]], [[agriculture]], or [[hu ...is important in this subject and also underestimated, for example, by more modern sociologists of science. Instead, it is worth emphasising the links that ex ...

...he concept arose soon after [[Gautama Buddha]]'s death, with a number of [[Early Buddhist schools|earlier Buddhist schools]] accepting the existence of such ...es when the usual way of life becomes suspended, as, for example, during a period of illness or during a meditation [[Retreat (religious/spiritual)|retreat]] ...

...battery to avoid the problems that could be created by a failing battery. Modern systems use a coin style primary battery.<ref>Gianfranco Pistoia '' Battery ...ies]] (UPS), and provide power to the computers they supply for a variable period after a power failure, usually long enough to at least allow the computer t ...

...the growth and success of the city. It started out as a substation in the early 20th century, supplying Walla Walla with electricity. It was one of the fir ...proved source of power to both Walla Walla and Pendleton. During this time period other hydroelectric plants were being built in Washington because the cheap ...

...nsactions on Reliability, Volume R-15, Issue 2, August 1966.</ref> Another early reference is in manuals for [[IBM 2365 Processor Storage]].<ref>[https://ww [[File:Figure 5. Shmoo plots with test period power supply test on a few FE-I4 devices.png|thumb|Two-colored Shmoo plots ...

...nature. During the Renaissance, [[Francis Bacon]] became one of the first modern authors to reflect on the impact of technology on society. In his utopian w ...ther Anders]] and [[Hannah Arendt]]. They all saw technology as central to modern life, although Heidegger, Anders,<ref># The Outdatedness of Human Beings 1. ...

.... ''[[:wikt:nomos|nomos]]'' could be applied to any subject, much like the modern contrast of "[[nature vs. nurture]]". ...=Frederick W.|title=A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature|date=2014|publisher=University of Chicago Press|locati ...