Technology: Terms and Concepts
- 3D printer
- abacus
- ABM
- abrasive
- adding machine
- adze
- aerosol dispenser
- air bag
- air brake
- air conditioning
- air lock
- air-cushion vehicle
- aqueduct
- Archimedes' screw
- assembly line
- atomic clock
- atomic force microscope
- auger
- automated teller machine
- automation
- automaton
- automobile
- awl
- balance
- ball bearing
- ball joint
- ball-and-socket joint
- barbed wire
- bearing
- bellows
- Ben Day process
- bicycle
- binocular
- biometrics
- bit
- blast cleaning
- blasting
- block and tackle
- blueprint
- boiler
- boring mill
- brace
- brake
- brick
- bridge
- bullet train
- Bunsen burner
- bus
- cable
- caisson
- calculator
- calendering
- cam
- camera
- canal
- cantilever
- carburetor
- carpentry
- carriage
- catalytic converter
- catgut
- CB radio
- CD-ROM
- cement
- centrifuge
- ceramics
- chain
- chariot
- chemical engineering
- chronometer
- citizens band radio
- civil engineering
- clepsydra
- clock
- clutch
- coaxial cable
- cofferdam
- cold storage
- collotype
- compass
- composite material
- composition board
- compressed air
- compression
- compressor
- concrete
- control systems
- convector
- cooling system
- copying processes
- cordage
- cotton gin
- crane
- crank
- cross-laminated timber
- crucible
- crusher
- cyanotype
- dam
- degree-day
- derrick
- desalination of water
- developer
- diesel engine
- differential
- dike
- drawbridge
- dredging
- drill
- dry cleaning
- eccentric
- electric furnace
- electrical engineering
- electron microscope
- electronic engineering
- elevator
- enamelware
- endless screw
- energy, sources of
- engine
- engineering
- engineering psychology
- exhibition
- exposition
- fan
- Ferris wheel
- fiberglass
- field glass
- field-emission microscope
- field-ion microscope
- fire engine
- fire extinguisher
- fire fighting
- firebrick
- fireproofing
- fireworks
- firing
- flywheel
- fossil fuel
- four-color process
- fuel cell
- fuel injection
- furnace
- gasoline engine
- gear
- geodimeter
- geothermal energy
- gimlet
- glass fiber
- Global Positioning System
- governor
- GPS
- grain drill
- graphene
- grinding
- ground-effect machine
- gunpowder
- gyrocompass
- gyroscope
- half tone
- harbor
- hardboard
- harness
- heat pump
- heating
- heliograph
- highway
- hoist
- horology
- horseshoe
- hourglass
- Hovercraft
- human engineering
- human-factors engineering
- hydraulic machine
- hydraulics
- hydrofoil
- hydrology
- hydrometer
- hypocaust
- ignition
- Imhoff tank
- incinerator
- inclined plane
- industrial engineering
- insulation
- internal-combustion engine
- jack
- jackscrew
- jeep
- kaleidoscope
- key
- keyless entry
- kiln
- laminated wood
- lathe
- levee
- level
- leveling
- lever
- light bulb
- lighting
- lightning rod
- lock and key
- lock, air
- lock, canal
- locomotive
- lubrication
- lumber
- macadam road
- machine
- machine tool
- magic lantern
- magnifying glass
- Manhattan Project
- manometer
- masonry
- mass transit
- match
- mechanical engineering
- micrometer
- microscope
- microwave oven
- military engineering
- Millennium Technology Prize
- minibike
- mining engineering
- monorail
- moped
- mortar
- motion picture camera
- motor scooter
- motorcycle
- muffler
- nail
- negative
- odometer
- oilstone
- omnibus
- opera glass
- oxyacetylene torch
- paper
- paperboard
- parchment
- particle board
- pavement
- pawl
- phase-contrast microscope
- photocopying
- photographic processing
- photonics
- photostat
- pier
- pile
- pipe
- plumbing
- plywood
- pneumatic tool
- Polaroid
- pontoon
- port
- positive
- power brake
- prairie schooner
- precession
- pressure-treated wood
- prime mover
- propeller
- pulley
- pulp
- pump
- putty
- pyrotechnics
- quadrant
- radiant heating
- radiator
- railroad
- rapid transit
- ratchet and pawl
- refractory brick
- refrigeration
- reservoir
- rivet
- road
- rope
- rotary engine
- saddle
- safety valve
- sandblast
- sandpaper
- sawmill
- scanning tunneling microscope
- scooter
- screw
- searchlight
- semaphore
- servomechanism
- sewing machine
- shaduf
- shock absorber
- shoring
- signaling
- siphon
- sled
- sledge
- sleigh
- snowmobile
- solar energy
- SOS
- spark
- spark plug
- speedometer
- spirit level
- spring
- stagecoach
- standpipe
- Stanley Steamer
- steam engine
- steel wool
- steelyard
- steering system
- stereopticon
- stereoscope
- stereotype
- still
- Stirling engine
- stirrup
- stove
- streetcar
- stroboscope
- stun gun
- subway
- sundial
- surveying
- suspension
- suspension bridge
- tachometer
- teletypewriter
- television microscope
- tellurometer
- TGV
- thermography
- thermostat
- tire
- top
- torsion balance
- transit compass
- transmission
- triangulation
- trolley
- truck
- tunnel
- turbine
- turbojet
- turboprop
- turbotrain
- twine
- typewriter
- ultramicroscope
- vacuum cleaner
- valve
- vellum
- vending machine
- ventilation
- vernier
- viaduct
- wagon
- Wankel engine
- watch
- water clock
- water power
- water wheel
- watermark
- waterworks
- wedge
- weighing machine
- well
- Welsbach mantle
- wheel
- wheel and axle
- whetstone
- whitewash
- whiting
- winch
- wind turbine
- windlass
- windmill
- wire
- wood pulp
- world's fair
- xerography
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