HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS in Which Social Consideration changed the Course of Science and Technology Flashcards
who first suggested that matter was made up of atoms
Greeks
When did Copernicus revolutionize the way that we look at the Universe?
16th century
When was modern science was born?
17th Century
When was basic biology and chemistry was developed?
18th Century
When was Atomic Theory of Matter was developed by John Dalton? Electricity and Magnetism Theory of Michael Faraday and James Maxwell? Theory of Evolution of Charles Darwin
19 century
Example of a sophisticated product of engineering during the pre-Spanish era of Philippines
Rice Terraces
How is science used?
plant their crops, provide food, taking care of animals, help in daily tasks, for food production, predict seasons and climates, organizing months and years, and discovery of medicinal
How is technology used?
building houses, irrigations, developing tools for everyday, planting, hunting, cooking, and fishing.
During stone age, when and where did modern man from Asian mainland first came over land?
Across narrow channels, 48,000 B.C.
During stone age, where did modern man from Asian mainland live?
Batangas and Palawan
What was developed methods around 40,000 B.C by modern man from Asian mainland?
Sawing and polishing stones
When did pottery flourished for the next 20,000 years?
3,000 B.C until importation of Chinese porcelain
Duration of Iron Age
third century B.C to 11th Century A.D
How was Filipinos engaged during Iron Age?
Extraction, smelting and refining iron from ores until the importation of Sarawak
Beginning of scientific and technological developments in Philippines
Pre-colonial period
Philippines was provided with modern means of construction, development of health and education systems and establishment of government agency
Colonial period
When was Bureau of Science was recognized into an institute of Science?
1947
invented funnel of fluorescent light tube
Agapito Flores
First Asian to enter Harvard University’s School of Medicine, invented incubator and jaundice relieving device
Fe Del Mundo
President of Trebel Music Corporation and inventor of Karaoke
Roberto Del Rosario
Inventor of Moon Buggy or the Lunar Rover - used by Neil Armstrong when the mood was explored in 1969
Edwardo San Juan
Invented video phone in 1955
Gregorio Zara
Discovered antibiotic from Aspergillus species of fungi in 1949. Discovered Erythromycin - first successful antibiotic introduced in US
Abelardo Aguilar
Discovered antibiotic from Aspergillus species of fungi in 1949. Discovered Erythromycin - first successful antibiotic introduced in US
Abelardo Aguilar
Inventor of Alco-Diesel, Lan-Gas and Superbunker Formula
Rudy Lantano Sr.
first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator
Diosdado Banatao
