Technology aik aisa amal hai jisme nazariati (conceptual) ilm ko amali
(practical) maqasid ke liye istemal kiya jata hai, khas tor par is andaz
mein ke woh amal dobara kiya ja sake. Is lafz ka matlab un cheezon se bhi
liya jata hai jo in koshishon ka nateeja hoti hain, jaise ke maadi ozaar
(tangible tools) Maslan Bartan, machines — aur ghair maadi cheezen
(intangible) —Jaise ke software.
- Technology
Technology aaj ke dor mein sirf science aur engineering tak mehdood nahi
balkay rozmarra zindagi ka bhi ahem hissa ban chuki hai. Insani tareekh
mein sab se pehli technology pathar ke ozaar the, jo prehistory mein
istemal hotay thay. Is ke baad aag par qaboo paaya gaya jo ke
“cooking hypothesis” ke mutabiq insani dimagh ki taraqqi aur zubaan
ke ijad ka sabab bana.
Bronze Age mein wheel ki ijaad ne safar aur pechida machines ke liye
naye raaste khol diye. Aaj ke dor ki halia ijaadat — jaise ke printing
press, telephone, aur Internet — ne rabtay ki rukawatein kam ki hain
aur duniya ko knowledge economy ki janib le gayi hain.
Yeh bhi aik haqeeqat hai ke technology ne maashi taraqqi aur insani
khushhali mein zabardast izafa kiya hai. Magar is ke kuch manfi asraat
bhi samne aaye hain. In mein pollution, resource depletion, aur
technological unemployment shamil hain — automation ke zariye kaam
karne wali machines insani rozgar ko mutasir kar rahi hain.
Is surat-e-haal mein duniya bhar ke falsafi aur siyasi halqon mein
Behas jaari hai ke technology ka behtareen aur ethical istemal kis
tarah mumkin banaya ja sakta hai, taa ke faiday barqarar rahain aur
nuqsanaat se bachav ho sake.
Etymology: Lafz ‘Technology’ ka Maakhuz
Lafz Technology pehli martaba 17veen sadi mein istemal hua. Yeh Greek
lafz Τεχνολογία se nikla hai — jisme τέχνη (tékhnē) ka matlab hai
“fun ya hunar”, jabke -λογία (-logía) ka matlab hai “ilm ya mutala’a”۔
