Introduction to Science, Technology and Society Flashcards
1
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Science comes from the Latin word
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scientia meaning knowledge.
2
Q
Science refers to a
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systematic and methodical activity of organizing
knowledge about how the universe
behaves through observation,
experimentation or both.
3
Q
According to the famous American
science historian John Heilborn:
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“Modern science is a discovery as well
as an invention.”
4
Q
Science required invention to
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devise techniques, abstractions, apparatuses and
organization to describe regularities in
nature.
5
Q
Technology is
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the application of scientific knowledge and principles to produce services, materials, tools and machines aimed at solving real-world problems
6
Q
According to Mark Zuckerberg, the
CEO of Facebook:
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“What defines a technological tool is something that takes a human’s sense or ability and augments it and makes it more powerful. So, for example, I wear contact lenses or glasses; that is a technology that enhances my human ability of vision and makes it better
7
Q
SOCIETY
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a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
8
Q
The aggregate of people living together
in a more or less ordered community.
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SOCIETY
9
Q
Each one of us belong to a society.
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Each of us has our own role on improving our
way of living in the society we belong.
