Transportation Technology Overview

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Which of the following innovations had a significant impact on the transportation sector?

  • The telephone
  • Electric kettles
  • Henry Ford’s Model T (correct)
  • Personal computers

Technological knowledge claims to be the ultimate truth in the same way scientific knowledge does.

False (B)

What stance best supports an understanding of the domain of technology?

process ontology

Technological practices are specific to the __________ and people involved.

<p>situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the technological innovations to their descriptions:

<p>Hybrids = Vehicles that combine gasoline and electric power Commercial airlines = Mass transportation via air travel Model T = Pioneering mass-produced automobile Electric cars = Vehicles powered by electricity only</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary referent of technological knowledge?

<p>Success of function (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Technological innovations can only be based on current knowledge and do not utilize past information.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main impact of transportation technologies on society?

<p>It changes how we get around.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of science?

<p>To explain the natural world (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Scientific truths are viewed as absolute facts.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must new knowledge do to be validated in science?

<p>Adhere to logical reasoning and be internally coherent or provide a substantiated challenge to the existing paradigm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Science, technology, and innovation represent a successively larger category of activities that are highly __________ but distinct.

<p>interdependent</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following contributions of science to technology:

<p>New knowledge = Source of ideas for technological possibilities Research instrumentation = Analytical methods used in research Human skills = Useful for technology development Knowledge base = Assessment of technology's social impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does science contribute to engineering design?

<p>By offering tools and techniques for efficient design (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Contemporary views of scientific methodologies emphasize uniformity and inflexibility.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three necessities that drive innovations in transportation technology?

<p>Efficiency, ease, and safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Scientific knowledge is represented as human-mediated __________ of the 'real things'.

<p>representations</p> Signup and view all the answers

What perspective is adopted regarding the existence of objects in the natural world?

<p>Critical realist stance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Transportation Technology Overview

  • Transportation technologies have transformed travel methods, exemplified by innovations like Henry Ford's Model T, commercial airlines, and hybrid cars.
  • These advancements radically altered the status quo in transportation, significantly impacting daily movement and logistics.

Technology Definition and Process

  • Technology acts as an intervention, creating new outcomes through iterative design and intellectual practices.
  • Influential input sources include natural, material, simulated, conceptual, emotional, and imagined elements, plus historical and future insights.
  • Process ontology is a key concept; it suggests that processes, not static 'things', define our understanding of technology.
  • Technological knowledge is validated by 'success' in practical application rather than absolute truth, differing from scientific knowledge validation.

Science Overview

  • Science aims to explain the natural world through observation and controlled manipulation.
  • A critical realist perspective posits that real entities exist and should be understood through investigation.
  • Scientific knowledge relies on logical coherence and peer review to be accepted as 'truth', functioning within existing paradigms or challenging them.

Interrelationship Between Science and Technology

  • Science, technology, and innovation are interdependent, each representing broader activity categories.
  • Science contributes to technology through:
    • Generating new knowledge for technological ideas.
    • Providing tools and techniques for efficient engineering and design assessments.
    • Introducing research instrumentation and methods that influence design and industrial practices.
    • Developing new skills through research practices applicable in technology.
    • Establishing a knowledge base to evaluate the social and environmental impacts of technology.
    • Enhancing research strategies for the development and refinement of new technologies.
  • Innovations in transportation are driven by the need for efficiency, ease, and safety, highlighting the collaborative efforts between scientists and industry professionals.

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