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Consider the epistemological shift marked by the transition from reliance on teleological explanations to mechanistic models; what fundamental reassessment of causality underpinned this transformation in scientific thought during the Scientific Revolution?
Consider the epistemological shift marked by the transition from reliance on teleological explanations to mechanistic models; what fundamental reassessment of causality underpinned this transformation in scientific thought during the Scientific Revolution?
- A shift from attributing causality to inherent properties or purposes to understanding it through efficient causes and material interactions. (correct)
- A rejection of empirical observation in favor of purely theoretical constructs, prioritizing mathematical elegance over real-world applicability.
- A move towards vitalism, attributing natural phenomena to intrinsic life forces rather than external causes.
- An acceptance of final causes, asserting that natural processes are primarily driven by predetermined purposes or goals.
In what critical manner did Andreas Vesalius's anatomical work, particularly De humani corporis fabrica, challenge the prevailing Galenic anatomical doctrines, and what implications did this have on medical practice and anatomical study?
In what critical manner did Andreas Vesalius's anatomical work, particularly De humani corporis fabrica, challenge the prevailing Galenic anatomical doctrines, and what implications did this have on medical practice and anatomical study?
- By exclusively focusing on comparative anatomy, extrapolating insights from animal dissections to human anatomy without empirical verification.
- By emphasizing empirical observation and dissection of human cadavers, correcting inaccuracies in Galen's descriptions and establishing a groundwork for modern anatomy. (correct)
- By relying on theological interpretations of the human body, reinforcing the connection between anatomy and divine creation.
- By synthesizing Galenic principles with Aristotelian physics, constructing a coherent framework for understanding human physiology.
How did the emergence of the Scientific Revolution, epitomized by figures like Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton, challenge the prevailing Aristotelian conception of the cosmos, and what specific tenets of Aristotelian physics were fundamentally overturned?
How did the emergence of the Scientific Revolution, epitomized by figures like Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton, challenge the prevailing Aristotelian conception of the cosmos, and what specific tenets of Aristotelian physics were fundamentally overturned?
- By synthesizing Aristotelian elements with Platonic forms, developing a unified theory of matter and motion, thus, reinforcing geocentric model.
- By affirming the immutability of the celestial spheres and the distinct separation between terrestrial and celestial realms, upholding the ether theory.
- By reinforcing the Aristotelian notions of natural place and impetus theory, strengthening the geocentric model of the universe.
- By advocating for heliocentrism, formulating laws of motion and universal gravitation that discarded the idea of natural place and the separation of terrestrial and celestial realms. (correct)
Considering the interplay between technological innovation and societal reorganization during the Industrial Revolution, assess how the introduction of the steam engine, pioneered by James Watt, catalyzed transformations in labor practices.
Considering the interplay between technological innovation and societal reorganization during the Industrial Revolution, assess how the introduction of the steam engine, pioneered by James Watt, catalyzed transformations in labor practices.
Concerning the advent of the Printing Press during the Medieval Era, in what way did Johannes Gutenberg's innovation substantively reshape the landscape of knowledge dissemination and intellectual discourse?
Concerning the advent of the Printing Press during the Medieval Era, in what way did Johannes Gutenberg's innovation substantively reshape the landscape of knowledge dissemination and intellectual discourse?
Analyze how the development of cuneiform writing by the Sumerians catalyzed the evolution of complex administrative systems and socio-political structures in ancient Mesopotamia.
Analyze how the development of cuneiform writing by the Sumerians catalyzed the evolution of complex administrative systems and socio-political structures in ancient Mesopotamia.
Considering the paradigm shift from geocentric to heliocentric models of the cosmos, as advocated by Nicolaus Copernicus, what fundamental assumptions about celestial motion and the structure of the universe were challenged, and what implications did this have for scientific inquiry and philosophical thought?
Considering the paradigm shift from geocentric to heliocentric models of the cosmos, as advocated by Nicolaus Copernicus, what fundamental assumptions about celestial motion and the structure of the universe were challenged, and what implications did this have for scientific inquiry and philosophical thought?
In what critical ways did the development of the scientific method, particularly as articulated by figures like Francis Bacon, transform the process of knowledge acquisition, and what role did empirical observation, experimentation, and inductive reasoning play in this epistemological shift?
In what critical ways did the development of the scientific method, particularly as articulated by figures like Francis Bacon, transform the process of knowledge acquisition, and what role did empirical observation, experimentation, and inductive reasoning play in this epistemological shift?
How did the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web catalyze a fundamental transformation in the accessibility, dissemination, and organization of information?
How did the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web catalyze a fundamental transformation in the accessibility, dissemination, and organization of information?
Given the proliferation of new materials such as plastics, alloys, and synthetic compounds during the 20th century, how did these innovations fundamentally reshape manufacturing, construction, and consumer culture?
Given the proliferation of new materials such as plastics, alloys, and synthetic compounds during the 20th century, how did these innovations fundamentally reshape manufacturing, construction, and consumer culture?
Assess how the invention of the telescope, particularly its improvement by Galileo Galilei, revolutionized astronomical observation, and how did it disrupt the prevailing geocentric model of the universe?
Assess how the invention of the telescope, particularly its improvement by Galileo Galilei, revolutionized astronomical observation, and how did it disrupt the prevailing geocentric model of the universe?
In what ways did the Arabic/Islamic civilization contribute to the advancement of optics and lens technology, and how did these advances impact fields such as astronomy, medicine, and navigation?
In what ways did the Arabic/Islamic civilization contribute to the advancement of optics and lens technology, and how did these advances impact fields such as astronomy, medicine, and navigation?
Analyze how the development of analytic geometry by René Descartes reshaped mathematical problem-solving, and in what ways did it establish a critical connection between algebra and geometry?
Analyze how the development of analytic geometry by René Descartes reshaped mathematical problem-solving, and in what ways did it establish a critical connection between algebra and geometry?
Assess how the advent of electrification during the late 19th and early 20th centuries revolutionized industrial processes.
Assess how the advent of electrification during the late 19th and early 20th centuries revolutionized industrial processes.
How did the formulation of the DNA structure in the 20th century, credited to Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick, reshape the field of biology?
How did the formulation of the DNA structure in the 20th century, credited to Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick, reshape the field of biology?
In what way did the mechanization of agriculture during the Industrial Revolution fundamentally reshape rural economies and societies?
In what way did the mechanization of agriculture during the Industrial Revolution fundamentally reshape rural economies and societies?
In what ways did the intellectual movement of the Renaissance serve as a catalyst for the Scientific Revolution.
In what ways did the intellectual movement of the Renaissance serve as a catalyst for the Scientific Revolution.
Assess the pivotal role of statistical mechanics, developed by theoretical physicists such as Ludwig Boltzmann, in bridging the gap between classical mechanics and thermodynamics.
Assess the pivotal role of statistical mechanics, developed by theoretical physicists such as Ludwig Boltzmann, in bridging the gap between classical mechanics and thermodynamics.
What role did the development and dissemination of vaccines, such as the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk, play in transforming public health, and what broader implications did this have for population dynamics and socioeconomic development.
What role did the development and dissemination of vaccines, such as the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk, play in transforming public health, and what broader implications did this have for population dynamics and socioeconomic development.
Considering the rise of quantum mechanics in the early 20th century, elucidate how the work of physicists such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli introduced to challenge deterministic understanding of the physical world.
Considering the rise of quantum mechanics in the early 20th century, elucidate how the work of physicists such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli introduced to challenge deterministic understanding of the physical world.
Explain how early hominids’ mastery of controlled fire revolutionized the paleolithic societies.
Explain how early hominids’ mastery of controlled fire revolutionized the paleolithic societies.
How did the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic age lead to a new form of social structure?
How did the agricultural revolution during the Neolithic age lead to a new form of social structure?
Archeological findings suggest what crucial development during the mesolithic age?
Archeological findings suggest what crucial development during the mesolithic age?
Which advancement occurred during the bronze age?
Which advancement occurred during the bronze age?
What was the significant impact of invention of cuneiform writing.
What was the significant impact of invention of cuneiform writing.
What specific method did Egyptians develop for writing records.
What specific method did Egyptians develop for writing records.
What technological advancement is associated with Chang Heng?
What technological advancement is associated with Chang Heng?
What was a primary emphasis during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?
What was a primary emphasis during the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century?
How did the work of Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz change mathematics?
How did the work of Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz change mathematics?
What contribution did Alessandro Volta give to the Industrial Revolution?
What contribution did Alessandro Volta give to the Industrial Revolution?
Samuel Morse's invention was important because?
Samuel Morse's invention was important because?
During the 19th century technological advancements were impactful to?
During the 19th century technological advancements were impactful to?
What concept is Louis Pasteur known for;
What concept is Louis Pasteur known for;
What field of science greatly improved thanks to Becquerel, Marie Curie, and Pierre Courie?
What field of science greatly improved thanks to Becquerel, Marie Curie, and Pierre Courie?
A major physics invention during the 20th century would be?
A major physics invention during the 20th century would be?
During the 20th century did the development of new materials increase capabilities or decrease capabilities?
During the 20th century did the development of new materials increase capabilities or decrease capabilities?
In genetics, the discovery of DNA structure changed the medical field by?
In genetics, the discovery of DNA structure changed the medical field by?
Home technology in the 20th century can be described by which statement?
Home technology in the 20th century can be described by which statement?
Einstein's contribution of understanding physical phenomena resulted in?
Einstein's contribution of understanding physical phenomena resulted in?
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Prehistoric Period
Prehistoric Period
The period before written records, largely understood through archaeological deductions.
Paleolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
Hunter-gatherer civilizations using basic stone tools; controlled fire.
Mesolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
A transitional period marked by the rise of early agricultural practices.
Neolithic Age
Neolithic Age
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Bronze Age
Bronze Age
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Iron Age
Iron Age
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Sumerian Civilization
Sumerian Civilization
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Egyptian Civilization
Egyptian Civilization
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Hippocrates
Hippocrates
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Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg
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Renaissance Era
Renaissance Era
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
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John Napier
John Napier
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James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell
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James Watt
James Watt
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John Dalton
John Dalton
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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
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DNA Structure
DNA Structure
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Intel
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Aristotle
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Study Notes
- To understand the discoveries and inventions of scientists and technologists, it is essential to scrutinize their benefits and consequences on our way of life, both now and in the future.
- Science has been viewed as a continuous expansion at the expense of religion, philosophy, and the humanities throughout history.
History of Science & Technology Goals
- Discuss the interactions between Science & Technology (S&T) and society throughout history
- Discuss how scientific and technological developments affect society and the environment
- Identify the paradigm shifts in history.
Prehistoric period
- The prehistoric period is the longest in history, dating back to 5,000 years ago, documented through archaeological findings.
- First civilizations emerged independently along the river valleys of Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and India.
- People developed science and technology for food and survival needs.
- Early hominids used stone tools, marking the Stone Age and Metal Age.
Stone Age
- The Stone Age, including Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods, used stone for hunting, starting around 6000 BC and ending 2000 BC.
- Paleolithic Age: hunter-gatherer societies used primitive stone tools.
- Homo Erectus utilized and controlled fire for warmth and cooking via percussion
- Showed evidence of clothing, painting, sculptures, and carvings.
- Mesolithic Age: the transitional period that led to shifting-farming civilizations
- Microliths: small flint stone tools used as spearheads and arrowheads
- Evidenced by constructions like Stonehenge in England.
- Neolithic Age: the first agricultural revolution enabled agricultural-mining civilizations
- Complex evidences of numeric counting
- Development of metallurgy and metalworking to extract mineral ores
- Wheel invention, primarily for pottery.
Metal Age
- Bronze Age: used copper and tin to produce weapons and utensils; used wheels for transportation
- Iron Age: widespread use of iron and steel modified for religious, agricultural, artistic, and warfare purposes
Ancient Period
- Ancient times saw the rise of civilizations and a shift in science and technology from survival to satisfying curiosity.
- Knowledge became more accessible through writing and record-keeping systems.
- Sumerians invented cuneiform, the world's first writing system with triangular symbols.
- They standardized measuring using a sexagesimal system (60 as base).
- Egyptians developed early paper from papyrus and used hieroglyphics for writing.
- The Pyramids of Giza were built in the Golden Age of Egypt.
- Emperor Hadrian designed the Pantheon during the Roman civilization.
- The Colosseum was built under Vespasian's reign.
- Vespasian introduced a public urinal system called vespasiano
- Arabic cities prospered due to their strategic location; Arabs were the first to use glass lenses for magnification
- Islam was founded by Muhammad in the Holy City of Mecca
- Acupuncture used to treat illnesses during the Chinese civilization
- Royal astronomer Chang Heng invented the earthquake weathercock
- Cai Lun invented the paper and paper-making process.
- Babylonia, bordering Tigris and Euphrates, served as a commerce and religion center, featuring the Hanging Gardens.
- Minoan Civilization on Crete used Linear A script, which is still undeciphered
- Greece provided the philosophical and cultural foundation for the West.
- Thales of Miletus: Father of Philosophy.
- Anaxagoras: matter is composed of tiny particles.
- Empedocles: nature is a mixture of earth, fire, air, and water.
- Hippocrates: Father of Greek Medicine regarded medicine as science.
- Galen: advanced the study of anatomy.
- Aristotle: discovered information and variety on structure and behavior
- Archimedes: performed experiments leading to machines such as levers etc.
Medieval Era
- Medieval Era: between Ancient and Modern Times, saw rise of the Byzantine Christian empire, Islamic Arab empire, China’s T’ang dynasty, Japan’s Nara culture, and Central America's Mayans
- The Catholic Church served as Europe's unifying force during this time.
- Johannes Gutenberg's Printing Press in Germany was the most important invention since it was the first movable metal type press.
- The Gutenberg Bible was the oldest mechanically printed book
Renaissance Era
- Renaissance: a rebirth period in Western Europe.
- Publication of books/printing technology regarded as impactful
- Copernicus's "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres" challenged Ptolemy's geocentric universe.
- Copernicus proposed a heliocentric theory rejected by the Catholic Church.
- Andreas Vesalius, modern medicine founder, published "On the Fabric of the Human Body" with the first accurate description of human anatomy
- Leonardo da Vinci: artist and inventor; foreshadowed future inventions like the helicopter, submarine, machine gun, and motor car
- Galileo Galilei heavily supported the heliocentric system, improved the telescope, and discovered celestial bodies.
Scientific Revolution (17th Century)
- Scientific Revolution: prompted supremacy of reason over religion
- Francis Bacon promoted observation and experimentation for deductive reasoning
- Tycho Brahe studied geometric calculations and celestial observations
- Johannes Kepler found that planets orbit elliptically.
- John Napier discovered logarithms.
- Rene Descartes advocated reason against Aristotle and Ptolemy and developed analytical geometry
- Isaac Newton’s theories/hypotheses revolutionized astronomy, physics and invented calculus; explained the properties of light in “The Optiks”
- Gottfried von Leibniz invented calculus with Newton independently
- Christian Huygens started pendulum clocks
- Hans Lippershey improved magnification of telescopes
- Jan Swammerdam invented the microscope and found red blood corpuscles.
- Anthony van Leeuwenhoek invented microscope/animalcules
- William Harvey described the human circulatory system
- Robert Hooke discovered cells
Industrial Revolution (18th Century)
- Evangelista Toricelli invented barometer
- Industrial Revolution: shift from direct physical labor to machines
- James Watt invented the condensing steam engine
- Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity.
- Luigi Galvani pioneered bioelectromagnetics with frog muscle
- Alessandro Volta invented electric battery
- Michael Faraday experimented on electromagnetism, inventing the dynamo.
- Hans Oersted confirmed/expanded Faraday's works and invented the electric motor.
- Andre Ampere explained magnetic effects.
- Samuel Morse used electromagnets; developed telegraph and Morse Code
- Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone
- Thomas Edison invented incandescent light bulb, phonograph, motion picture equipment
- Heinrich Hertz produced and utilized electromagnetic waves to broadcast and receive radio waves.
- Guglielmo Marconi created radiotelegraphy
- George Stephenson developed the first steam-powered locomotive.
- 19th century
19th Century
- the rise of modern industry and machine tools
- John Dalton publishes the atomic theory
- Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization
- Dmitri Mendeleev formulated the Periodic Table of Elements
- Hermann von Helmholtz invented the ophthalmoscope
- Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity
- Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium
- Joseph Thomson discovered the electron
- Karl Benz makes first automobile
- Rudolf Diesel develops first diesel engine
20th Century
- 20th Century: technological advancements and scientific discoveries
- Space Race between USA and Soviet Union
- Big Bang and Steady State Theory explained the origins of universe
- Space probes: observations of planets/moons
- Sputnik 1- first probe launched by Soviet Union in 1957
- Yuri Gagarin was first man in outer space
- Neil Armstrong first man on moon via Apollo 11
In Biology
- DNA Structure- double helix determined by Franklin, Wilkins, James Watson and Crick
- Vaccine- Jonas Salk developed Polia Vaccine
- Spanish Flu- killed 20 -100 million in 1918-1919
- HIV- viral disease in Africa caused by AIDS
Engineering and Production
- Home appliances were improved and increased due to electricity
Physics and Chemistry
- Albert Einstein-- Theory of Relativity
- Wolfgang Pauli developed the Pauli Exclusion principle
- Werner Heisenberg key creator of quantum mechanics and published Uncertainty Principle
- Gilbert Lewis-- suggested that a chemical bond is a pair of electrons shared by two atoms
- Niels Bohr-- the Bohr model of the atom
Social Sciences
- Ivan Pavlov Classical Conditioning theory
Technology
- Computers improved from the classical abacus
- Intel Microprocessors- made computers smaller, cheaper, and user friendlier
- Bill Gates founded Microsoft
- Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak introduced Apple computers
- Internet- created for defense-related research
- Tim Berners Lee- invented the World Wide Web
- Henry Ford created Model T- mass production for cars
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) was invented- computers perform human-like intellectual processes
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