L1- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO SOCIETY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD Flashcards

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It is the interaction between science and
technology and social cultural, political,
and economc contexts which shape and
are shaped by them.

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Science, Technology, & Society (STS)

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SOME OF THE NOTABLE HUMAN SUCCESSES IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (7 kabuok: WCPITPT)

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  1. THE WHEEL
  2. THE COMPASS
  3. THE PRINTING PRESS
  4. THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
  5. THE TELEPHONE
  6. PENICILLIN
  7. THE INTERNET
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3
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The idea came to connect a non-moving platform to a rolling cylinder.

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Wheel

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4
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facilitated agriculture and commence by enabling the transportation of goods to and from markets, as well as easing the burden of people traveling great distances.

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Wheeled carts

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5
Q

Invented by the Chinese between 9th to 11th
century

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Compass

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6
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The compass was invented by the __________between 9th to 11th century

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Chinese

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7
Q

The first compass was made of _______, a
naturally-magnetized iron ore, the attractive
properties of which they had been studying for
centuries.

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lodestone

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8
Q

The ________ enabled mariners to navigate
safely far from land, increasing sea trade

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compass

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9
Q

Contributed to the AGE OF DISCOVERY

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Compass

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10
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Around 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg

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PRINTING PRESS

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11
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Invented the printing press in 1440

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Johannes Gutenberg

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12
Q

the first to have created a mechanized process
that transferred the ink (made from linseed oil
and soot) from movable type of paper.

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Johannes Gutenberg

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13
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This exponentially increased the speed of
making book copies, leading to the rapid
dissemination of knowledge for the first time in
history.

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THE PRINTING PRESS

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the combustion of fuel releases a high-temperature gas, which, as it expands, applies force to a piston, moving it.

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THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

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15
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________ convert chemical energy into mechanical work.

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combustion engines

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16
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The engines steered into the _________, enabling the invention of machines like modern cars and aircraft.

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Industrial Age

17
Q

1876 by Alexander Graham Bell

18
Q

Invented the telephone in 1876

A

Alexander Graham Bell

19
Q

revolutionized global business and communication.

20
Q

1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming

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Penicillin

21
Q

Invented penicillin in 1928

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Alexander Fleming

22
Q

Fleming noticed a bacteria-filled Petri dish in his laboratory, the sample had become contaminated
with a mold, and everywhere the mold was, the bacteria was dead. That antibiotic mold turned out to be the _______

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fungus Penicillum.

23
Q

______ fights a huge number of bacterial
infections in humans without harming the
humans themselves.

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Penicillin

24
Q

Advertised and mass-produced by 1944.

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Penicillin

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When was internet invented
1960
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It is the global system of interconnected computer networks used by billions of people worldwide.
Internet
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A team of computer scientists working for the US Defense Department’s _________________ built a communications network to connect the computers in the agency, called _________, the predecessor of the Internet.
ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)/ ARPANET
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“packet switching”
Interent
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“Information superhighway”
Internet
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Solar panels for electricity
Solar energy
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Heat from the earth
Geothermal energy
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Windmills as source of energy
Wind power
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IV. DISADVANTAGES AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
A. THREATS TO HUMAN SURVIVAL B. ETHICAL DILEMMAS C. DISPARITIES IN HUMAN WELLBEING D. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONFLICTS E. INNOVATING TECHNOLOGIES CAN HAVE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR CERTAIN SECTORS OR CONSTITUENCIES
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the nuclear bombing of ______ and ________ that caused death of many people.
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
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_________ is vital for national security of many governments; superior and highly technical weapons dictated the outcomes of some recent wars.
Military power