The Space Age began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, and later the launch of crewed missions to the moon in the 1960s. Organized efforts to search for extraterrestrial intelligence have used radio telescopes to detect signs of technology use, or technosignatures, given off by alien civilizations. In medicine, new technologies have been developed for analysis , treatment , and research .

Automation had resulted in a necessity for fewer staff, a course of generally identified as technological unemployment. Since the 1970s, technology’s impression on the surroundings has been criticized, leading to a surge in investment in solar, wind, and different types of clear power. The Neolithic Revolution caused an acceleration of technological innovation, and a consequent increase in social complexity. The invention of the polished stone axe was a significant advance that allowed large-scale forest clearance and farming. This use of polished stone axes increased greatly in …