Introduction:
Shakespeare once said “time is a thief” and many literary artist have gone on to legitimize this statement. Society has always recognized time as a precious resource and has utilized technology in every civilization since the beginning of time to try and use their time wisely. With the desire to manage time was also the desire to manipulate the environment. In this lesson, you will examine how invention and innovation from different applications were influenced by the time and environment.

Outcomes: Develop an understanding of the characteristics and scope of technology. (ITEA 1)

• The nature and development of technological knowledge and processes are functions of the setting (1-J)
• The rate of technological development and diffusion is increasing rapidly (1-K)
• Inventions and innovations are the result of specific, goal-directed research (1-L)
• Most development of technologies these days is driven by the profit motive and the market (1-M)