What is Technology?

Technology is the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes or applications, whether in industry or in our everyday lives. So, basically, whenever we use our scientific knowledge to achieve some specific purpose, we're using technology. Well, there is slightly more to it than that. Technology usually involves a specific piece of equipment, but that equipment can be incredibly simple or dazzlingly complex. It can be anything from the discovery of the wheel, all the way up to computers and MP3 players.

Technology is one of the most powerful agents of change in our society. New inventions bring new ways of doing things. Change comes with technology and it is now moving at a faster pace than ever.

Technological change on Prince Edward Island has a wonderful and storied history. This webpage will illustrate some of the "inventive Islanders" who led the way in many fields of new technologies.