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Engineering and Technology in General > s.a. sound.
* History: Has contributed
to physics in thermodynamics (Carnot)
and information theory (Shannon).
* Status: Three of the
fastest-growing technology of our day – biotechnology, nanotechnology,
and information technology – are converging to give scientists
unprecedented control of matter on the molecular scale.
@ Simple: Brennan 90 [literacy]; Vincents 90;
Petrosky 92;
Burke SA(96)jul [essays];
Collins & Pinch 02;
Constable & Somerville 03 [achievements, r PT(04)dec];
Auyang 04;
McClellan & Dorn 06 [history];
Itzkoff NYT(08)apr [M Kaku and impossibilities].
@ Energy-related technology: news pw(10)jun,
sn(10)jul [solar cells];
> s.a. nuclear technology.
@ Nanotechnology: issue SA(01)sep;
Jones pw(04)aug;
Tahan phy/06-ch;
Whitehouse CP(08) [nanometrology];
Milburn & Wooley CP(08);
Rodgers ed-09;
Hoffmann 12
[molecular machines, order out of chaos, and the second law];
> s.a. carbon [graphene]; condensed matter [clusters
and nanoparticles]; electronic technology; quantum information.
@ Related topics: Billah & Scanlan AJP(91)feb [Tacoma Narrows];
Ross CP(97) [automobiles and fuel efficiency];
Tennekes 09 [flight].
Information and Communication Technology
> s.a. Cryptology; quantum technology [quantum cryptography].
@ Communications in general: Truxal 90;
Bray 95;
Solymar 99;
Boyd et al PRX(18) [thermodynamic cost of modularity].
@ Data security: Javidi PT(97)mar [optical technology].
@ The Internet: Krol 94;
Thomas 95 [for scientists];
PW(95)feb, 43-45;
White PT(98)nov [hep origins];
Barabási pw(01)jul [as network, and statistical mechanics].
@ Related topics:
Prevedel et al PRL(11)
+ Wilde Phy(11)
[use of quantum entanglement in classical communication];
Gisin PRA(13)-a1304
[communication without any particles carrying the information];
Exirifard et al a2009 [in a curved spacetime geometry].
Other Technology
> s.a. electronic [including MEMS & superconducting], nuclear,
optical [including optomechanical] and quantum technology;
vacuum.
@ History: Cardwell 95,
01;
Denny 07 [ancient];
Ede 19 [and society].
@ Photography, development process: Rech(90)jan, p48.
@ Control theory: Meirovitch 90;
Nijmeijer & van der Schaft 90.
@ Acoustics: news sa(14)mar [one-way sound transmission device].
@ Related topics: Mort PT(94)apr [xerography];
Bohren AJP(97)jan [microwave ovens];
news sn(10)aug,
Linden et al PRL(10) [microscopic "refrigerators"].
> Specific items:
see tests of general relativity [GPS].
Ordinary Objects
> s.a. clocks; sound [instruments].
@ Everyday life objects: Goodwin 92;
Weber 92;
Petrosky 94.
@ Inventions: Flatow 92.
@ Bicycle: Franke et al EJP(90);
Maddox Nat(90)aug.
@ Frisbee: NS(90)jul28, p37-40.
@ Parachute: Peterson PT(93)aug.
@ Roulette: in Bass 85;
(in Gleick 87).
@ Other objects: Press AJP(78)oct [waterbed];
Case & Swanson AJP(90)may [swing];
Petrosky 90 [pencil];
Stewart SA(96)jul [shoelaces].
Games > s.a. game theory.
@ References: Dewdney SA(85)may,
SA(87)feb.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." – R. Feynman.
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