This book gives a short presentation of the triad philosophy-physics-technology against the
background of the common origin in ancient times. This is the first English edition of this
book previously published in German. The emergence of the book has been described in the
foreword of the first German edition. This edition is updated and extended whereby new
physical research results and technological innovations were included: - The physics of space
and time after the experimental detection of gravitational waves (Nobel Prize for Physics
2017). - The New International System of Units (SI) for Physics and Technology which is
completely based on natural constants and entered into force on World Metrology Day 20 May
2019. - Actual overview of basic technologies: Material Energy Information. - Technologies
for the Digital World of information and communication. - Mechatronic and Cyber-physical
systems for Industry 4.0. The significance of technology for the world in the 21st century is
discussed in the final section of the book.
