Modern Age Flashcards
16th century to the present day
Characterized by significant change in human life
Modern age (modernity)
Scientist and thinker began to challenge traditional beliefs and embrace empirical observation and experimentation
Scientific revolution
A systematic approach to inquiry that emphasizes observation hypothesis testing and collection of empharical evidence
Scientist method
Fundamental principles that describe how object behave force us acted upon them
Newtons law of motion
An object stay at rest stay at rest, an object stay in motion remain in motion
Law of inertia (1st law)
Relates mass force and acceleration
Law of acceleration (2nd law)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Law of interaction (3rd law)
Shift from agrarian and handcraft based economies to industrial and mechanized industry.
Industrial revolution
Fundamental concept of modern biology
Theory of evolution
Major development in modern age revolutionary our understanding of the physical world and transformed every day
Electromagnitism and electricity
He invented Electromagnetic induction demonstrate the relationship between electricity and magnetism
Michael faraday
He invented Maxwell equation provides a comprehensive framework for understanding electromagnetism as a unified force
James clerk maxwell
Cornerstone of modern physics
Quantum mechanics
Revolutionized our understanding of space time and gravity
Theory of relativity
Two components of theory of relativity
Special and general relativity
Defining phenomenon of the modern age
Computer revolution