Tools

The Way of the Machine

KEYWORDS: technology; technique; machine; tool; technical education

The tool enables man to conquer. But, man, dost thou not know there is no more victory which is thy victory? The victory of our days belongs to the tool.

Jacques Ellul

List of Contents

Technology Technology Education Engineering and Applied Science Food and Natural Resources Wildlife Biodiversity and Conservation Materials and Processes Pollution and Waste Management Energy and Power Transportation Communication and Information Microscopy and Nanotechnology Biotechnology and Genomics Bioethics and Science Policy History of Medicine and Technology Technological Change and Development Computers and Computer Science AI and Robotics Advanced Computing and Supercomputing Molecular Computation and Nanocomputing Quantum Information and Computation History of Computers History of the Internet The Year 2000 Problem

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Technology

Technology Education Engineering & Applied Science Food and Natural Resources Biodiversity and Conservation Materials and Processes Pollution & Waste Management Energy and Power

Transportation Communication and Information Microscopy and Nanotechnology Biotechnology and Genomics Bioethics and Science Policy History of Medicine and Technology Technological Change

Technology's resource cannot withstand
Necessity's remorseless iron hand.

Prometheus (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, tr. E. A. Havelock)

Once under, the Thresher is in her element.

1961 television newscast

... Houston, we've had a problem here.

John L. Swigert, Jr. (Pilot, Odyssey, Apollo 13; shortly after playing the Zarathustra theme to his TV audience, 13 April 1970)

Search only in Engineering Energy and Technology

ABCNews: Technology Index

AccessScience: The McGraw-Hill Encylopedia of Science & Technology $

Access to Online Information in Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARInternet)

Air Force Technology (Net Resources International)

Allyn & Bacon's Sociology Links: Technology

Army Technology (Net Resources Technology)

BCTIA British Columbia Technology Industries Association

Best Tech Videos On The Net (Alexey Kovyrin, Kiev)

Between the Lines (Dan Farber & David Berlind et al., ZDNet.com)

Blue Web'n Applications: Technology WebResource

BUBL LINK: 600 Technology (applied sciences)

BUBL 5:15 Engineering and Technology

Buzzle.com Science and Technology

The Canadian Technology Network

CATA Alliance (Canadian Advanced Technology Association)

Click Online (BBC)

CoolTechZone: The Ultimate Source for Tech News
(Gundeep Hora, Atlanta, Georgia)

Daily Rotation (R. Helmer)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

DEMO.com (International Data Group)

Design Directory (Dexigner Design Portal)

Digg Technology News (Santa Monica, California)

Don Norman's jnd.org / User Advocacy and Human-Centered Design
(Donald A. Norman)

DTV - Internet Pointer Guide (Danmarks Tekniske Videncenter)

EETimes.com (CMP Media)

Engineering & Technology (Argus Clearinghouse)

Engineering and Technology (Galaxy)

Engineering and Technology Resources (NCSU)

Exactly How Is Math Used in Technology? (British Columbia Institute of Technology)

ExtremeTech - Deep technology for enthusiasts and professionals
(Ziff Davis)

Freak Technology

Geek.com - The Online Technology Resource!

Geekipedia: People, Places, Ideas and Trends You Need To Know (ed. Chris Anderson et al., Wired Magazine)

Geometry.net | Technology Directory

Global Technoscan Weekly Magazine on New Technology

Government Technology (US)

Heinemann Technology Subject Guide

Homo Excelsior -- Memetic Scientific and Technical Encyclopedia
(The Omega Database)

How Stuff Works (Marshall Brain)

How Things Work (CCS)

Internet Resources: Science/Technology Index (Kirk W. Smith, CWGH)

Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology (UK)

i Six Sigma - Six Sigma Quality Resources for Achieving Six Sigma Results

The ISO Resource (International Organization of Standardization)

Librarians' Index to the Internet - Technology Topics

MIT World (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

MIT World | Video Archive

MSNBC Technology Bulletin Board

Museum of Science (Boston)

Naval Technology (Net Resources International)

NIST WWW - Home Page

The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, & Technology
(US National Science Digital Library)

NTIS National Technical Information Service (U.S. Department of Commerce)

Open Directory - Science: Technology

PopSci (Popular Science Magazine)

Popular Mechanics

Popular-Science: Technology

Practical Technology Home (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

RedOrbit - Technology (Red Nova, Tyler, Texas)

The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (UK)

Science & Technology - Subject Gateways and Hubs
(The British Library)

ScienceNet - Resources - Engineering and Technology

Science Tracer Bullets Online (Science Reference Services, Library of Congress)

SciTechResources.gov | Gateway to U.S. Government Science and Technology Resources (National Technical Information Service)

Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology
(Library of Congress)

Selected Internet Resources: Technology (BARD)

SelectSurf -- Science/Technology

TCS: Tech Central Station - Where Free Markets Meet Technology
(Hosted by James K. Glassman)

Techies.com

TheTechMag.com - The Technology Magazine

TechNet Home Page

Technika @ NC State (Michael Rappa)

Technologists' Home

Technology (EXN.ca)

Technology (SciSeek)

Technology (Star Tribune, Minneapolis - St. Paul)

Technology and the Military (comp. Debra Alexander, Air University Library, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, Jan 2007)

Technology & You (Stephen H. Wildstrom, BusinessWeek)

Technology Canada

Technology - Internet Links

The Technology Portal (Wikipedia)

Technology Research News

The Technology Resource (UK)

Technology Review (MIT)

Tech Podcasts on ZDNet

Techstreet - Technical Information Superstore (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

TechTV

TenLinks.com - Ultimate Directories for Technology Professionals

Top Tech News (NewsFactor Network, Woodland Hills, California)

Union Institute Research Engine -- Technology and Engineering

The Universal Troubleshooting Process (Steve Litt)

VIATeC (Vancouver Island Advanced Technology Centre)

The Virtual Technical Reports Center: EPrints, Preprints & Technical Reports on the Web (University of Maryland)

WebGEMS: Technology

Wikipedia: Technology

Wired Science (PBS)

See also Science and Technology

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Technology Education

Academic Institutional Profiles (NSF Division of Science Resources Studies)

ACE Computer Camp

Active/Cooperative Learning: Best Practices in Engineering Education (Foundation Coalition, Arizona State University)

Advances in Engineering Education (American Society for Engineering Education)

Adventures in Science and Technology (Miriam Padolsky et al.)

Aerodynamics for Students : A Web Site dedicated to Theoretical Aerodynamics (D. J. Auld et al., University of Sydney)

Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science Technology, and Research (ALLSTAR) Network

Aerospace Technology Engineering Guide (NASA SpaceLink)

Air and Space Education Links (NASM)

All Engineering Schools - A Complete Directory of U.S. Engineering Colleges (All Star Directories, Seattle)

American Indian Science and Engineering Society - AISES

American Society for Engineering Education (American Society of Engineering)

Archive.Edu Technology Collection

The ASEE EngineeringK12 Center (American Society for Engineering Education)

Astrobiology, the transcendent science: The promise of astrobiology as an integrative approach for science and engineering education and research (James T. Staley, Current Opinion in Biotechnology 14:3:347-354, Jun 2003)

Aviation Education Multimedia Library (Purdue University)

BC Education - Information Technology 8 to 10 (British Columbia)

BC Education - Information Technology 11 and 12

Beginner's Guide to Rockets (NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio)

Best Mechanics Works-in-Progress (University of Missouri-Rolla)

Bio-Link.org | Educating the Biotechnology Workforce (US)

BridgePros - The Learning Center (Robert Bennett)

Building Big Educators' Guide (PBS)

Build It & Bust It: A Webside Construction Zone (ThinkQuest)

CADTutor - The Best Free Tutorials on the Web (David Watson)

The Canadian Computing Competition for High School Students
(University of Waterloo)

Canada's SchoolNet - Technical Studies

Canadian Technology Human Resources Board

A Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers

-- Careers in Science and Engineering (NAS)

Center for Engineering and Computing Education: K-12 Lesson Plans
(University of South Carolina)

Center for Engineering, Learning, and Teaching
(CELT, University of Washington)

The Center for Improved Engineering & Science Education (CIESE)

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
(Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken)

Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization
(Pennsylvania State University)

Center for Science & Engineering Education (Berkeley Lab)

Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
(University of Waterloo)

CICT Education: Education Web Site for the Computing Information and Communications Technology Program at NASA

CITIDEL | Computer and Information Technology Interactive Digital Education Library Repository (Villanova University, Pennsylvania)

Club Girl Tech

CoachLab Probeware for Science, Math and Technology Educators
(Bennett M. Harris)

Computer Aided Instruction Project (Central Connecticut State Univ)

Computer Colleges Directory: Technology Schools

Computer Science Student Resource Site (William Stallings)

Construct My Future

Cosmos | California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science

CSTC Computer Science Teaching Center

Destination Tomorrow: Bringing the Future Into Focus
(NASA LaRC Office of Education)

Directory of Centers Related to Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

Directory of Technical Colleges & Vocational Tech Schools (US)

Discover Engineering Online

The Discovery Center of Science and Technology On-Line
(Frank DeFreitas)

Discovery Learning Center (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Dr. G's Applied Technology Site (Paul Grey, Nanaimo, BC)

Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project
(Bonny Chambers & Dara Feldman)

Edison International Kids Power Lab

Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century (G. Wayne Clough et al., National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2005)

Education and Training for the Information Technology Workforce (Carol Ann Meares & John F. Sargent, Jr., U.S. Department of Commerce, Jun 2003) PDF

The Education Center on Computational Science and Engineering
(San Diego State University)

Educator's Corner - Resource Guide for Engineering Educators
(Agilent Technologies)

Educator Resource Center (Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum)

Electronics for Beginners and Intermediate Electronics
(Graham Knott)

Electronics: An Online Guide for Beginners
(Tony Liu et al., ThinkQuest)

Electronics Tutorials (Ian Purdie)

ElectroSim: Electronic Circuit Simulations (Thomas C. O'Haver)

Elementary Electricity 01 (Williamson Labs)

Embedded Systems Tutorial -- Robotics, Electronics Technology Education (Joe D. Reeder)

ENC Focus: A Magazine for Classroom Innovators
(Eisenhower National Clearinghouse)

engApplets | Java Applets for Engineering Education
(William Devenport et al.)

Engineering Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning - engCETL (Loughborough University, UK)

Engineering Design Challenges (NASA)

Engineering Education (Journal of the Higher Education Academy Engineering Subject Centre)

Engineering Education Service Center (Eugene, Oregon)

Engineering is Elementary (Museum of Science, Boston)

Engineering Learning Link (UK)

Engineering Media Lab, University of Oklahoma

Engineering Pathway (K-Gray Engineering Pathway Digital Library, Engineering Education Wing of the NSDL)

Engineering Professors' Council (UK)

Engineering Programs (Campus Program)

Engineering Subject Centre Guide to Lecturing (Sarah Carpenter & Stef Simons, The Higher Education Academy - Engineering Subject Centre, London, Aug 2005) PDF

Engineering: Your Future -- ASEE's Precollege Web Site
(Vicky Hendley, American Society for Engineering Education)

Engineer on a Disk (Hugh Jack)

Engines 101 (NASA Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology Program)

ESTEME | Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Week (US)

Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (ed. Marye Anne Fox & Norman Hackerman, U.S. National Research Council, 2002)

Excellence in Science, Technology and Mathematics Education Week
(US Office of Science and Technology Policy)

Experimental Interaction Unit (Eric Paulos)

ExploraVision (Toshiba/NSTA)

Extreme Programming: A Gentle Introduction (Don Wells)

Faculty Innovation Center | Resources (College of Engineering, University of Texas)

Federation of Galaxy Explorers (US)

FIRST -- For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

The Flying Turtle Science and Technology Exploration Site
(David & Tom Watson)

Focus: HOPE

From Carbons to Computers: The Changing American Office
(Smithsonian Education)

FSEA | Future Scientists and Engineers of America
(Stanton, California)

The Futures Channel: Connecting Technology to the Real World

Gateway Engineering Education Coalition
(Drexel University, Philadelphia)

Geometry.net Students Subsite - Technology

GetTech.org

Girls Go Tech - A Girl Scout Initiative (Girl Scouts of America)

Girlstart - Smart from the start!

GraduateEngineer.com (UK)

The Great Moonbuggy Race (Marshall Space Flight Center)

Great Web Sites for Kids: Computers & Technology
(American Library Association)

Guide Me (US National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering)

A Guide to Finding Electronic Resources for Learning and Teaching in Engineering (LTSN Engineering, UK) PDF

A Guide to Helping Your Students Find Online Information
(LTSN Engineering, UK) PDF

Happyteachers.com Technical and Vocational Education Curriculum Network

A Heat Transfer Textbook (John H. Lienhard)

HERBE - Higher Education Resources for the Built Environment
(Paul Sandford & Malcolm Dunkeld)

ICON - Innovation Curriculum Online Network

IEC: On-Line Education (International Engineering Consortium)

Industrial Arts/Technology Education as a Social Study: The Original Intent? (Patrick N. Foster, Journal of Technology Education, Spring 1995)

Information Technology: Its Impact on Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, and Technology (1998 NSF Report)

Innovations -- The Virtual Science Fair (Mark Schroll, SAST)

Institution of Civil Engineers Education Zone (UK)

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

International F1 Team in Schools Website (London)

International Journal of Engineering Education

International Olympiad in Informatics (Eindhoven, The Netherlands)

International PCST Network (Public Communication of Science and Technology)

The International Student Committee on Industrial Ecology
(John M. Clayton)

International Technology Education Association

Internet Civil Engineer (Ruth Harrison & Alison Ahearn, VTS)

Internet for Electrical and Communications Engineering
(Nicola Harrison, VTS)

Internet Mechanical Engineer (Jim Corlett, VTS)

Internet Science and Technology Fair (Jim Lockhart)

Introduction to Mechanisms (Yi Zhang et al., Carnegie Mellon University)

Intute: Science, Engineering & Technology (UK)

Invention at Play (Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation)

Inventive Kids (Toronto)

IN-VSEE: Interactive Nano-Visualization in Science & Engineering Education (B. L. Ramakrishna et al., Arizona State University)

IT Learning Materials: An Education Resource

Javalab Circuit Simulations

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education (JITE)

Journal of Technology Education

The Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS)

Junkyard Wars for the Classroom (DiscoverySchool.com)

KDN: Kids Design Network at the DuPage Children's Museum

Kids Web - Science and Technology

Learn about what it takes to be an Inventor (Christine Collins)

Lessons In Electric Circuits (Tony R. Kuphaldt)

Linear Systems Virtual Experiments (Cleveland State University)

MATEC | Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (Tempe, Arizona)

Math/Science Network - Expanding Your Horizons in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Nanotechnology Education (Mahbub Uddin & A. Raj Chowdhury, Actionbioscience.org, Aug 2001)

The Nano Technology Group Inc (Judith LightFeather et al., New Braunfels, Texas)

NASA Educational Materials

NASA Quest (NASA Ames Research Center)

National Association of Agricultural Educators (Alexandria, Virginia)

National Museum of Education (Akron, Ohio)

NOISE | New Outlooks in Science & Engineering (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK)

The Official Rube Goldberg Web Site

The Official Technology Student Association Homepage

Optics for Kids (Bruce Irving, Optical Research Associates)

Optics for Kids (Optical Society of America)

PBS Teachers . Science & Tech (US Public Broadcasting Service)

PhDs.Org Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources

Pitsco Guide to Technology Education

Poptronics Interactive Basic Electronics Course, etc.

The Power of Technology (Tracy Trimpe, The Science Spot)

PreK-12 Engineering (Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, Tufts University)

Project Epsilon (Jason Raddin & Joe Vigil, LANL Science Education Team)

Punch List of Best Practices for Electronic Resources (Engineering Libraries Division, American Society for Engineering Education, May 2005) PDF

Random Thoughts (column by Richard M. Felder, Chemical Engineering Education, 1988-)

Resources for Future Engineers (Hewlett-Packard)

Resources in Science and Engineering Education
(Richard M. Felder, North Carolina State University)

Robotics Academy (The National Robotics Engineering Consortium, Carnegie Mellon University)

Scenta (UK)

Scholarly Communication in Engineering (Engineering Libraries Division, American Society for Engineering Education)

Science & Engineering Courses and Colleges UK

Science & Technology (ed. Karen Walkowiak)

ScienceMaster - The Science and Technology Network

ScienceNet : Engineering (Singapore Science Centre)

Science2Discover: Children's Guide to Science & Biotechnology (Celeste Bailey)

The Scots Guide to Electronics (J. C. G. Lesurf)

SearchLT (EEVL)

The Semiconductor Applet Service (University of Buffalo)

Signal Systems Control - Demonstrations (Wilson J. Rugh, Johns Hopkins University)

Simple Machines (COSI/Columbus)

Simple Machines (Edheads)

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (New York)

So you wanna be an Engineer? (Graham Nasby)

The Space Foundation | Teaching With Space

Space Science Curriculum Standards Quilt (NASA)

STEM Support Centres (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Centres, UK)

STEMTEC | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Teacher Education Collaborative (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Stimulating Science and Technology in Higher Education: An international comparison of policy measures and their effectiveness (Rebecca Hamer et al., The RAND Corporation, 2005)

Study WEB: Engineering

Support for Engineering Examinees (Professional Publications, Inc.)

Tau Beta Pi - The Engineering Honor Society

TeachEngineering: Resources for K-12 (American Society of Engineering Education)

Teacher Resources - Technology (SOFWeb)

Teacher's Corner - The Journey Inside Program (Intel)

Teaching Engineering (Phillip C. Wankat & Frank S. Oreovicz, Purdue University Chemical Engineering)

TeachingPlastics.org - Your Virtual Plastics Classroom
(American Plastics Council)

TechiesDay

Technical Schools at Technical Schools Directory

Technically Speaking (National Academy of Engineering, Washington, DC)

Technology & Young Children (US National Association for the Education of Young Children)

Technology Education: Guide to the Net (Brandon Smith)

Technology Education Resources (Joe Reeder, The Super Start Project)

Technology Education Resources (MSTE list of Web Sites in Technology Education)

Technology Lessons (University of Michigan)

Technology Resources (Education Index)

The Technology Site (V. Ryan)

The Technology Teacher (B. L. Walton)

TechOnLine - Educational Resources for Electronics Engineers

Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing Technological Literacy (Elsa Garmire et al., U.S. National Research Council, 2006)

TECHtionary Animated Technical Dictionary

Telstra ClassRoom - Overview

Theory of Machines (TecQuipment)

Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education
(Washington D.C.)

Twisted Pair | Learn Electronics Tutorials & Information Pages

UK Technology Education Centre (John Bilton)

UK Technology Education Centre Forum: Science and Technology (John M. Goodfellow)

Useful Internet Resources - Technology (SOFWeb)

Virtual Skies - A NASA Educational Web Site

The Wavelet Tutorial: The Engineer's Ultimate Guide to Wavelet Analysis (Robi Polikar, Rowan University)

The WebEng Project - Digital Signal Processing Tools
(Michael Jackson et al., University of Edinburgh)

Web Guide to Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers (US National Academies, 11 Sep 2000)

We have the technology (Scenta, UK)

What Is Design? (3d&i)

What Is Engineering? (Michael Karweit, JHU)

Why Not Chemical Engineering? (Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK)

WITI Campus - Women in Technology International

Women in Computing and Engineering (Sara Callahan)

Women in Engineering and Science Program
(National Research Council, Canada)

Women In Engineering Organization (Tufts University)

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (US National Science Foundation)

Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
(ed. Michael Alley et al., Virginia Polytechnic)

The YES2 project (Young Engineers' Satellites, ESA Education)

Your Personal PLC Tutor Site (Programmable Logic Controllers)

See also Science Education and Technology in Education

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