Science and Technology in the service of man and society Flashcards
What is technology?
Technology deals with the practical application of scientific knowledge to improve man’s overall wellbeing.
It includes all knowledge about how to transform abstract ideas of scientist into concrete realities.
Motivation for tech advancement
Scholarships
National policy on education
Research grants
Nobel Prize
Tech institutes
Mention some qualititaive effect on S&T on society
Entertainment:
cinema/moviee makeing
sports facilites
sound engineering/ games
Transportation and communities:
cars, aeroplanes
satellites, mobile phones, radio, television
Negative effect of S&T on society
Global warming
ozone layer depletion
desertification
deforestation
nuclear radiations
emerging and re-emerging infectious disease.
What is scientific theory?
A scientific theory is a well- explained and widely accepted explanation of a natural phenomena based on a large amount of evidence and repeated test and confirmation through experimentation and observation.
