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1
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What is science?

A

study of natural world based on facts learned tru experiment and observation

came from latin word Scientia, means KNOWLEDGE

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What is technology?

A

Application of scientific knowledge

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What is society?

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large group of people who live together i organized way

from latin word Socius, means COMPANIONSHIP/ FRIENDSHIP

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4
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Who is Aristotle?

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student of plato, tutor of Alexander the great
biologist, ethicist, zoological

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5
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Who is Archimedes?

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greatest mathematician ever

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6
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Who is Galileo?

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Father of modern science
first telescope
proved Copernicus that the sun is the middle of the solar system

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Who is Michael Faraday?

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Electromagnetic, electric motor, all about electric discovery

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Who is Thomas Alva Edison?

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The wizard of melo park
he has 1093 invention

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Who is Maria Salomea Curie?

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1st women to win nobel prizes
mobile xray
mother of atom bonds

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10
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Who is Louis Pasteur?

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Science technology and medicine
cure for fever, vaccine for rabies
proposed theory named Germ Theory

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Who is Isaac Newton?

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Law of gravitation

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Who is Albert Einstein?

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Greatest revolutionary Scientist
Man of century
Father of modern physics

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13
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Who is Nicola Tesla?

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8 language
Recite whole book by one read

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14
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What is Copernican revolution?

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how earth and sun placed in the universe

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15
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What is Darwinian revolution?

A

how people approach biology, evolution
which different to the theory of creation

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16
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What is Freudian revolution?

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theory of personality, human development

17
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What is the goal of nation building?

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to make economy firm viable stable and prosperous
encourage strong sense of national identity
Creative effective social institution

18
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What are the components of nation building?

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Economic Development
Social Development
Political Developments
Institutional Development
Sectoral development

19
Q

What is the state of science and technology in developed countries?

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HIGH R&D Investment
highly skilled workforce
robust innovation ecosystem
Focus on emerging technology
Collaboration and partnership

20
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What is the state of science and technology in developing countries?

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low investment on r&d
limited skilled workforce
fragmented innovation ecosystem
focus on basic research
dependence on developed countries

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