SCI117 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, SOCIETY-2.docx

**INTRODUCTION** - - -------------------------- **4 PERIODS OF HISTORY** -------------------------- **4 Periods of History** - - - - -------------------------- **ANCIENT CIVILIZATION** -------------------------- **Ancient Civilization** - - - - **Ancient Me...

**INTRODUCTION** - - -------------------------- **4 PERIODS OF HISTORY** -------------------------- **4 Periods of History** - - - - -------------------------- **ANCIENT CIVILIZATION** -------------------------- **Ancient Civilization** - - - - **Ancient Mesopotamia** - - - **Ancient Egypt** - - - **Ancient India** - - - - **Ancient China** - - - **Inventions by Ancient Chinese** - - - - - - - - - The ancient civilizations are also known for the **banks of rivers** that provide [supply of drinking water] and [land fertile for growing crops]. - - - - ----------------------------------------------- **DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN ANCIENT CULTURE** ----------------------------------------------- 1. - - 2. - - - - 3. - - - 4. - - - - **Thales** - - **Pythagoras** - - **Plato** - - **Aristotle** - - - **Hippocrates** - **Euclid** - - **Archimedes** - - - - **Early Middle Ages** - - - - **High Middle Ages** - - - - - **Johan Kepler (1571 -- 1630)** - - **Galileo Galilei (1564 -- 1642)** - - - **Francis Bacon (1561 -- 1626)** - - --------------------------------------- **HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY** --------------------------------------- **Technology** - - **4 Areas of Direct Support by Technology** 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Everyday Life** - - - - - - - - - - **1927** The invention of a way to record sound waves on motion-picture film transforms movies from "silent" into "talkies" **1945** - - **Soviet Union launched Sputnik (1957)** - **First landing on the moon (1969)** - - ---------------------------------------------- **SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND NATION BUILDING** ---------------------------------------------- **S&T in the Philippines** - - - **National Scientists** -- who have made notable contributions in different scientific fields - - - - **History** - **Before the Spaniards** - - - - **Spanish Colonial Period** - - - - - - - - **Development of Schools** - - - - **Development of Hospitals** - - - - - - - **Galeon De Manila (Galleon Trade)** - - **American Period and Post-Commonwealth Era** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 (Republic Act No. 8749)** -- was designed to protect and preserve the environment and ensure the sustainable development of its natural resources **Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 (Republic Act No. 8792)** -- outlaws computer hacking and provides opportunities for new businesses emerging from the Internet-driven economy **Areas and Fields to embark various research and projects** 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. **Famous Filipinos in the Field of Science** ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- **Ramon Cabanos Barba** For his outstanding research on tissue culture in Philippine mangoes **Lourdes Jansuy Cruz** Notable for her research on sea snail venom **Fabian Millar Dayrit** For his research on herbal medicine **Rafael Dineros Guerrero III** For his research on tilapia culture **Enrique Mapua** For inventing the meconium drugs testing **Lilian Formalejo Paten** For doing research on plant biotechnology **Gregory Ligot Tangonan** For his research in the field of communications technology **Caesar A. Saloma** An internationally renowned physicist **Edwardo Gomez** Famous scientist in marine science **Angel Alcala** Marine science