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What's the most important technology? =)

The telegraph first made a transatlantic impact 150 years ago - but yet we forget how important some technologies have been. Share your favourites with us.

It's always easy to imagine that the latest technology is the greatest thing since sliced bread: that instant messages, text messages, the web, email, the internet, telephones, television, radio and so on is each somehow more important than the last development. This week, again, all the cliches are out in force as we hear about the arrival of a certain mobile phone.
But some technologies deserve to stand apart - and one of them, at least, is the telegraph. 2007 marks 150 years since the first great moment in telegraphy hit, when the initial line between Britain and the US was activated on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean.
Of course, like all inventions, the 1857 date is slightly arbitrary: that first transatlantic line didn't last long, but the one which eventually took its place and became commercially successful happened in 1866 (this BBC article goes into some detail) and the "father of the telegraph", Samuel Morse, first got his invention going in 1837.

hiisttoory off technologyy=)

The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques. Background knowledge has enabled people to create new things, and conversely, many scientific endeavors have become possible through technologies which assist humans to travel to places we could not otherwise go, and probe the nature of the universe in more detail than our natural senses allow.
Technological artifacts are products of an economy, a force for economic growth, and a large part of everyday life. Technological innovations affect, and are affected by, a society's cultural traditions.

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Technology is a broad concept that deals with human as well as other animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' ability to control and adapt to its environment. Technology is a term with origins in the Greek technología (τεχνολογία) — téchnē (τέχνη), 'craft' and -logía (-λογία), the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline. However, a strict definition is elusive; "technology" can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include "construction technology", "medical technology", or "state-of-the-art technology".
The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.