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is the period that covers the complex technological innovation that led to the substitution of machines and inanimate power for human skill and human and animal forces.

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Industrial Revolution

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These technological advancements in this period are steamships, bunsen burners, telephones, radios, cotton gin, and fly-shuttle.

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Industrial Revolution

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During this era, the connection between science and technology was very minimal.

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18TH-19TH Century

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In that era it gradually shifted to the developmental stage when science, technology, and industry united under a common ground and cause.

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19th Century

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He discovered Cell or Battery

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Alessandro Volta

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He discovered the discovery of X-ray

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Wilheim Roentgen

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He discovered Atomic Theory

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John Dalton

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He discovered the Discovery of Cell

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Robert Hooke

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He discovered the Observation and Discovery of Microorganism

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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He discovered Cell Neucleus

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Robert Brown

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During this era, science and technology had structurally and methodologically changed.

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20th Century

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A number of scientific theories were introduced and influenced technological works in this century.

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20th Century

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Some of the important inventions that were based highly on various scientific theories are the following were made in this era : biogas, cellular phones, atomic bombs, calculators, test tubes babies, airplanes, etc. we

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20th Century

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He discovered the Discovery of Proton

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Ernest Rutherford

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He discovered the DIscovery of Neutron

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James Chadwick

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They’re the first to walk in the moon

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Neil Armstron and Buzz Aldrin

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He discovered the Continental Drift Theory

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Alfred Wegener

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It is also known as the “digital age” and the “new media age.”

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Information Age

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This is the period that described the change from traditional industry to an economy based on information computerization

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Information Age

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It is coupled with the birth of personal computers and considered the era of easy access to information.

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Information Age

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During this time, books were written and produced by hand.

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Pre-Gutenberg World

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Hand-produced books and other reading materials were restricted only to those elite groups of people during this time

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Pre-Gutenberg World

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Some information was only relayed to others through word-of-mouth channels during this time

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Pre-Gutenberg World

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He created the moveable type printing

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Johannes Gutenberg, a German publisher

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During this period, information could be passed on to every individual, but access was expensive.

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Gutenberg Revolution

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What were books printed using presses were called?

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Incunabula

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It means means “cradle or birthplace.”

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Incunabula

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During this period, most of the books that were printed first were religious texts and medical books.

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Gutenberg Revolution

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This era can be described as the emergence of the internet and the world wide web.

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Post-Gutenberg World

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In that era paved the way for the possible uploading and downloading of all forms of media instruments, such as video, audio, and images

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Post-Gutenberg World

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During this era, passing and publishing information were faster and easier.

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Post-Gutenberg World

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He discovered Computers

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Charles Babbage

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He is also known as the “Father of Computer.”

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Charles Babbage

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it is designed for computation and calculation and simple decision-making capabilities

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Computers

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The internet was created in California, United States, in the late 1960s by?

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Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn.

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It was a government-controlled project until 1984.

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Internet

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The World Wide Web was created by?

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Tim Berners-Lee

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It is basically for commercial purposes. Home pages were made by companies in order to promote and sell their products.

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World Wide Web or WWW

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it is also known as Electronic Mail

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E-mail

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Who created E-mail?

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V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai

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It is an avenue by which messages are exchanged between people from different locations at a faster rate.

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E-mail

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Google was a research project created by?

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

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When was Google created?

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1996

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It is known as the most used search engine on the world wide web

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Google

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It is a social networking website where people could contact one another and share each other’s thoughts, photos, and experiences.

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Facebook

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Facebook was created by?

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Mark Zuckerberg

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The membership of this website was first limited to Harvard students, but later, students in Boston Area, Ivy League College, and Stanford University were the only one allowed to get access to the website.

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Facebook

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It was originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008 but changed its messaging service in 2010.

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Messenger

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This can be used to send messages to other people through written messages, voice calls, or video calls.

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Messenger

50
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Who are the 4 that created Twitter

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Jack Dorsey
Noah Glass
Biz Stone
Evan Williams

51
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It is also known as the “SMS of the internet”

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Twitter

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Messages on Twitter are called “_______”

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Tweets

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One of the most visited websites and created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams

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Twitter

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Who are the 2 that created Youtube

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Chad Hurley
Steve Chen

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The largest online destination was created by Chad Hurley and Steve Chen.

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Youtube

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It is the third most visited website where videos can be shared

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Youtube

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Who are the 2 that created Intsagram

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Kevin Systrom
Mike Krieger

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It is a fun photography application that was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

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Instagram

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When did Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger created Instagram

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2010

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