Technical Writing 4.5

The process of gathering information from experts and presenting it to an audience in a clear, easily understandable form

A type of writing where the author is writing about a particular subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation

earliest forms of technical writing

Year of classical antiquity

who wrote “Treatise on the Astrolabe”

an example of technical document and the first technical document published.

the first computational technical document.

Instruction manual for the BINAC computer is written by

"The biggest difference between technical communication and the other kinds of writing you have done is that technical communication has different focus on audience and purpose.“

The subject matter is more important than the writer's voice. It uses an objective tone, not subjective, and it is direct and utilitarian emphasizing exactness and clarity rather than elegance or allusiveness.