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    Technologicalevolution
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    Technologicalevolutionasaninnovationandtechnologyrelatedtheorydescribestechnology
    development.TheCzechphilosopherRadovanRichta(19241983)originatedthetheory.

    Contents
    1Theoryoftechnologicalevolution
    1.1Development
    1.2Theoreticalimplications
    2Seealso
    3References

    Theoryoftechnologicalevolution
    MankindInTransitionAViewoftheDistantPast,thePresentandtheFarFuture,MasefieldBooks,
    1993.[1]technology(whichRichtadefinesas"amaterialentitycreatedbytheapplicationofmentaland
    physicalefforttonatureinordertoachievesomevalue")evolvesinthreestages:tools,machine,
    automation.Thisevolution,hesays,followstwotrends:.

    Development
    Thepretechnologicalperiod,inwhichallotheranimalspeciesremaintodayasidefromsomeavianand
    primatespecieswasanonrationalperiodoftheearlyprehistoricman.
    Theemergenceoftechnology,madepossiblebythedevelopmentoftherationalfaculty,pavedtheway
    forthefirststage:thetool.Atoolprovidesamechanicaladvantageinaccomplishingaphysicaltask,
    suchasanarrow,plow,orhammerthataugmentsphysicallabortomoreefficientlyachievehis
    objective.Lateranimalpoweredtoolssuchastheplowandthehorse,increasedtheproductivityoffood
    productionabouttenfoldoverthetechnologyofthehuntergatherers.Toolsallowonetodothings
    impossibletoaccomplishwithone'sbodyalone,suchasseeingminutevisualdetailwithamicroscope,
    manipulatingheavyobjectswithapulleyandcart,orcarryingvolumesofwaterinabucket.
    Thesecondtechnologicalstagewasthecreationofthemachine.Amachine(apoweredmachinetobe
    moreprecise)isatoolthatsubstitutestheelementofhumanphysicaleffort,andrequiresonlytocontrol
    itsfunction.Machinesbecamewidespreadwiththeindustrialrevolution,thoughwindmills,atypeof
    machine,aremucholder.
    Examplesofthisincludecars,trains,computers,andlights.Machinesallowhumanstotremendously
    exceedthelimitationsoftheirbodies.Puttingamachineonthefarm,atractor,increasedfood
    productivityatleasttenfoldoverthetechnologyoftheplowandthehorse.
    Thethird,andfinalstageoftechnologicalevolutionistheautomation.Theautomationisamachinethat
    removestheelementofhumancontrolwithanautomaticalgorithm.Examplesofmachinesthatexhibit
    thischaracteristicaredigitalwatches,automatictelephoneswitches,pacemakers,andcomputer
    programs.
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    It'simportanttounderstandthatthethreestagesoutlinetheintroductionofthefundamentaltypesof
    technology,andsoallthreecontinuetobewidelyusedtoday.Aspear,aplow,apen,andanoptical
    microscopeareallexamplesoftools.

    Theoreticalimplications
    Theprocessoftechnologicalevolutionculminateswiththeabilitytoachieveallthematerialvalues
    technologicallypossibleanddesirablebymentaleffort.
    Aneconomicimplicationoftheaboveideaisthatintellectuallabourwillbecomeincreasinglymore
    importantrelativetophysicallabour.Contractsandagreementsaroundinformationwillbecome
    increasinglymorecommonatthemarketplace.Expansionandcreationofnewkindsofinstitutesthat
    workswithinformationsuchasforexampleuniversities,bookstores,patenttradingcompanies,etc.is
    consideredanindicationthatacivilizationisintechnologicalevolution.
    Interestingly,thishighlightstheimportanceunderliningthedebateoverintellectualpropertyin
    conjunctionwithdecentralizeddistributionsystemssuchastoday'sinternet.Wherethepriceof
    informationdistributionisgoingtowardszerowithevermoreefficienttoolstodistributeinformationis
    beinginvented.Growingamountsofinformationbeingdistributedtoanincreasinglylargercustomer
    baseastimesgoesby.Withgrowingdisintermediationinsaidmarketsandgrowingconcernsoverthe
    protectionofintellectualpropertyrightsitisnotclearwhatformmarketsforinformationwilltakewith
    theevolutionoftheinformationage.

    Seealso
    Acceleratingchange
    Differentialtechnologicaldevelopment
    Historyoftechnology
    Kardashevscale
    Socialprogress
    Socioculturalevolution
    Technologicalsingularity
    Technologicalrevolution
    Mankindintransition
    Theoriesoftechnology

    References
    1. Bloomfield,Masse.'tmule'TheAutomatedSociety(http://massebloomfield.com/books/theautomated
    society/),MasefieldBooks,1995.

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