Biotechnology is the application of technology by using living organisms or of substances obtained from them in industrial processes and aimed at the benefits of human beings. Biotechnology is now more emphasized to solve three major problems of mankind the hunger, sickness and energy shortage due to over population.
The four areas in which space technology finds application are : it is used for making long distance communications, it is used for continuous weather monitoring and weather forecasting on the earth…
Man used to live the life of nomad, hunting and collecting food from various plants that grew in the wild. In the New Stone Age, man discovered that he could grow his own crops. In the beginning he used primitive tools and grew basic crops like wheat and some fruit trees
As man’s understanding of the laws of nature increased, he thought of ways of using this understanding to create new things for his use. That is to say, as science progressed, man found ways of applying science for his benefit.
Sometimes a particular kind of technology spreads very fast. But in some cases it takes some time before it finds mass acceptance and use. For example, safety matches were discovered and produced in the middle of 19th century. But it took 70 years before these were widely used.
In the twentieth century technology has advanced at a breath taking pace. At the turn of the century, Wilbur and Orville Wright became the first men to fly a heavier-than-air machine. Through their efforts the first practical airplane was made possible.
Development of technology over the years has taken place at an uneven pace. When science was not very developed technological development progressed at a slow pace. As scientific knowledge increased, the rate of technological development also increased.
The development of technology opens up many avenues and it has a profound influence on the living standards of people. The Arabian peninsula was not well-developed until about 100 years back.
Technology leads to speedy developments and changes. But at the same time technology gobbles up resources very fast. It means that the depletion of raw materials is also very fast.