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CHAPTER 3: THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
Technology Draws on Science and Contributes to It
Advantages of Understanding
DESIGN AND SYSTEMS
The Essence of Engineering Is Design Under Constraint
Designs, Constraints, and Trade-offs
Issues of Use and Maintenance
All Technologies Involve Control
Technologies Always Have Side Effects
ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY
The Human Presence
Benefits and Side Effects of Technology
Technological and Social Systems Interact Strongly
The Social System Imposes Some Restrictions on Openness in Technology
Commercial Control of Innovations
Decisions About the Use of Technology Are Complex
Decisions About Technology
Alternatives, Responsibility, and Uncertainty
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HAPTER 4:
THE PHYSICAL SETTING
ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS
Forms, Conversions, and Conservation
FORCES OF NATURE
Conductors, Semiconductors, and Insulators
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HAPTER 5:
THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
FLOW OF MATTER AND ENERGY
Conservation of Matter and Energy
Successive Transformations of Sun Energy
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HAPTER 7:
HUMAN SOCIETY
SOCIAL CHANGE
Engineering by Government
SOCIAL TRADE-OFFS
Repair versus Replacement
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HAPTER 8:
THE DESIGNED WORLD
AGRICULTURE
Early Processing, Planting and Domestication
Genetic Control
Pest Control
Fertilizers
Distribution of Profits
Changing Employment
MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING
Materials
Manufacturing
Tools
Organization
Nature of Work
ENERGY SOURCES AND USE
Energy Sources
Universal Requirement
Limits of Resources
Derivation from Sunlight
Fossil Fuels
Energy Use
Distribution and Electricity
Quality
Heat Losses
Transformations and Efficiency
World Patterns of Use
HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
Preventing Exposure to Disease
Treatment
Ethical and Economic Issues
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HAPTER 10:
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
HARNESSING POWER
Machines for Spinning and Weaving
Social Setting and Eventual Consequences
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HAPTER 11:
COMMON THEMES
SYSTEMS
Identifying Systems, Inputs, Outputs, and Feedback
