Contents Translator's Note Introduction: the Past, Present and Future of "Technology," circa 1800 Part 1: From technologia to Technologie Essay: Overview of the Entry on "Technologie" from Johann Heinrich Zedler's Universal Lexicon Translation: Zedler's Lexicon Entry, "Technologie" Essay: Johann Beckmann (1739-1811): Technological Objects, Practices, and Ideas Translation: Beckmann's Preface to the Guide to Technology, 1st Edition (1777) Translation: Introduction to the Guide to Technology, 1st Edition (1777) Part 2: Technological Orders Essay: Two Genres, Two Approaches to Technology: a Dictionary and a System Translation: Johann Beckmann's Preface to the Technological Dictionary, 1st Edition (1781) Translation: Johann Jacobsson's Preface to the Technological Dictionary, 1st Edition (1781) Translation: Introduction to Georg Lamprecht's Instruction Book of Technology, 1st Edition (1787) Part 3: General vs. Historical Technology, circa 1800 Essay: Technology's Two Perspectives: the General and the Historical Translation: Johann Beckmann's Draft of a General Technology, 1st Edition (1806) Translation: Preface to Johann Poppe's History of Technology, 1st Edition (1807) Translation: General Introduction to Johann Poppe's History of Technology, 1st Edition (1807) Bibliography Index.