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The Advancement Of Technology

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Even if we don't agree that humans evolved from another, now-extinct species, we can agree that the habits of humanity have definitely evolved. Along with these advancements in the habits and daily lives of humanity, the technologies that were available to them advanced. There are several ideologists that have discussed their research on the subject on how exactly they believe that technology has advanced and evolved, whether they be hand in hand with the evolution of mankind, advanced through the incremental steps of humanity's capability to harness energy, or possibly it's the limitations that humanity faces that causes leaps in technology. These views were held by three researchers of the advancement of technology: Gerhard Lenski, Leslie White, and Alvin Toffler. The advancement of technology is dependent on the advancement of humanity. This is the view that sociologist Gerhard Lenski held about how the evolution of technology can best be described and observed. Lenski believed that, through levels, the capabilities of humanity is what was defined through the amount that the humans of that time period understood about their surroundings. This is observable, Lenski thought, by understanding the information that humanity had in different time periods. In the beginning, humanity was nomadic. They only relied on creating tools that would help them in hunting for meat and gathering plants and water. Next, humans realized that they could create tools that could help them

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