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  1. History of technology | Evolution, Ages, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 24, 2025 · Somewhere in the transition between the two, the hominid, the first humanlike species, emerges. By virtue of humanity’s nature as a toolmaker, humans have therefore been …

  2. History of Technology Timeline | Evolution, Digital, Medical ...

    A timeline of important moments in the history of technology from the first stone tools to artificial intelligence.

  3. Invention - Chronology, Innovations, History | Britannica

    Sep 6, 2025 · Invention - Chronology, Innovations, History: Notable inventors and their inventions are listed in the table.

  4. Invention | Definition, Examples, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 6, 2025 · Ever since the first prehistoric stone tools, humans have lived in a world shaped by invention. Learn about the chronology of invention as well as the general characteristics of …

  5. Nikola Tesla | Biography, Facts, & Inventions | Britannica

    Oct 2, 2025 · Nikola Tesla, the brilliant Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer, revolutionized technology with his groundbreaking contributions to alternating current (AC) …

  6. Telephone | History, Definition, Invention, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 9, 2025 · That design is described in this section, as is the remarkable history of the telephone’s development, from the earliest experimental devices to the modern digital instrument.

  7. History of technology - Ancient World, Innovations, Inventions

    Sep 24, 2025 · To understand the beginnings of technology, it is thus necessary to survey developments from the Old Stone Age through the New Stone Age down to the emergence of …

  8. History of artificial intelligence | Dates, Advances, Alan Turing ...

    This article covers the history of artificial intelligence from its beginnings with the work of Alan Turing to advancements at the turn of the 21st century.

  9. Computer - History, Technology, Innovation | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · The history of the solving of these problems is the history of the computer. That history is covered in this section, and links are provided to entries on many of the individuals …

  10. Computer - Technology, Invention, History | Britannica

    Oct 17, 2025 · By the second decade of the 19th century, a number of ideas necessary for the invention of the computer were in the air. First, the potential benefits to science and industry of …