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Asian Institute Of Technology

To help us, we might bear in mind the necessity that historians carefully distinguish between the concepts used by historical actors and the analytical concepts deployed by historians. Schatzberg has given us a detailed and fair account of the concepts akin to ‘technology’ as they have been used by historical actors in Europe and America over two millennia. Inevitably the label to cover these usages is broad and spans the spectrum of both instrumentalist and cultural approaches. But that does not mean that ‘technology’ as an analytical category needs to be the same. A well-chosen definition might not only help as a historian’s analytical category but also serve for sociologists and philosophers. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'technology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Prayers, spoken language and swimming strokes are mea...
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Computers, Laptops And Gaming Desktops

Based on the Intel 8008 microprocessor, the Micral is one of the earliest commercial, non-kit personal computers. Designer Thi Truong developed the computer while Philippe Kahn wrote the software. Truong, founder and president of the French company R2E, created the Micral as a replacement for minicomputers in situations that did not require high performance, such as process control and highway toll collection. Started by a group of engineers that left Digital Equipment Corporation , Data General designs the Nova minicomputer. Ed de Castro, its main designer and co-founder of Data General, had earlier led the team that created the DEC PDP-8. The Nova line of computers continued through the 1970s, and influenced later systems like the Xerox Alto and Apple 1. Astronauts communicated with the computer by punching two-digit codes into the display and keyboard unit . A brief jam, a stuck door, or many passengers getting on and off at a stop - even small delays in the timetables of trains...
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