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STS REVIEWER (CHAPTER 1-3) Flashcards

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SCIENTIA

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KNOWLEDGE

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King of the Visigoths

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Alaric I

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also called the cheiromangana, was made as an alteration of the counterweight trebuchet

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Handheld Trebuchet

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type of catapult that uses a siege engine in its mechanism to throw a projectile.

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Trebuchet

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uses running water to grind grains.

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Tidal Mill

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holy book of Muslim

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Koran

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“Father of Modern Optics”.

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Alhazen

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who wrote The Canon of Medicine. This medical encyclopedia was the first to describe the anatomy of the human eye and recognize the contagious natures of tuberculosis and meningitis.

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Avicenna

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Father of Surgery

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Al-Zahrawi

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It was a summation of his 50 years of medical education, trainings, ets. It contains directions on the proper procedures in performing surgery.

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The Clearance of Medical Science for Those Who Cannot Compile It.

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Algebra.

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MUHAMMAD IBN MUSA AL-KHWARIZMI

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devised a method of determining the radius of the earth by observing the height of a mountain in Nandana (Pakistan).
-also proposed the theory of the earth rotating on its axis and made precise calculations of the specific gravity of 18 precious stones and minerals.

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AL-BIRUNI

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known to be cruel warriors, pillagers, and skillful navigators.

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Vikings

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The most visual contribution of ancient Rome was its Roman Architecture.

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true

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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

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true

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In 1764, James Hargreaves developed a machine that spins thread more than one spindle at a time and was called________ ________ .

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Spinning Jenny /Saxon Wheel

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17
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It was during the Han Dynasty of ancient China that ________________, the cultivation and production of silk, was refined and mastered.

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sericulture

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The trebuchet was created for agricultural purposes.

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false

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The Silicon Valley in Northern California became the global center of digital and technological innovation.

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true

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In the Renaissance period, Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the earth-centred system of the universe.

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false

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The greatest engineering and architectural achievement in the world in ancient Egypt was the Pyramid of Giza.

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true

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The Modern Ages was believed to have coincided with the fall of the Roman Empire.

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false

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German archaeologist Robert Koldewey was the first to excavate the ruins of Babylon in 1899.

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true

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The legacy of Rome was due to its civil and military engineering.

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true

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Radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel, which was later expounded by Marie and Pierre Curie.

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true

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The writing material of the Egyptians was papyrus whereas the Babylonians was the cuneiform.

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true

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The “Father of Italian Poetry” was Raphael.

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false

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28
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The ancient Chinese developed a counting device called the ________________.

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abacus

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28
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The first emperor of Rome was ________________.

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Augustus Caesar / Caesar

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Alchemy is an ancient branch of natural philosophy that mainly seeks to convert base metals into noble metals such as gold.

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true

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involves the division of a single piece of land into three smaller plots where different seasonal crops would be planted.

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three-field system

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A period characterized by the shift from agricultural processes to urbanized and industrial processes is the ________________ Revolution.

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industrial

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The first civilization was Macedonia.

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false

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33
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Eugen Goldstein discovered the positive particles called neutrons.

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false

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34
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Carolus Linnaeus developed a system of naming organisms called the ________________ system of classification.

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binomial/binomial nomeclature

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He was the one who invented the printing press.

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Johannes Gutenberg

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36
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__________________ was developed by a Persian scholar named Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi.

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algebra

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George Cuvier, a pioneer in the field of Paleontology, proposed the _________________, which hypothesized that extinctions must have been common in the Earth’s history.

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theory of catastrophism

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38
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In 1809, Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, a French naturalist, proposed the:

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Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

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William Shockley, known for his invention of the __________________ , was arguably the single person most responsible for ushering in the computer age.

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TRANSISTORS

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40
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In 1961, IBM released the first IBM supercomputer that ran completely through transistors and was called:

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IBM Stretch Computer

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41
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Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double helix structure of the molecule dubbed as the “blueprint of life”.

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DNA

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42
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Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, created in 1989 the:

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WWW

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43
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He was considered as the “Father of Western Medicine”.

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Hippocrates

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44
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The floppy disks gained popularity with the introduction of:

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Apple II

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45
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Tommy Harold Flowers invented the world’s first programmable electronic computer in 1943 called the:

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Colossus

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46
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The theory of relativity was established by:

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Albert Einstein

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47
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He earned the title “Father of the Modern Computer”.

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Alan Turing

48
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He was known as the “Father of Genetics”.

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Gregor Mendel

49
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2 MAIN RELIGIOUS ORDERS SPEARHEADED THE METHODOLOGY OF SCHOLASTICISM THROUGHOUT EUROPE

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Franciscans and Dominicans

50
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first medieval universities that emerged during the High Middle Ages at the beginning of the 13th Century.

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Studium Generale

51
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who invented the world’s first programmable electronic computer in 1943 called the colossus

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Tommy Harold Flowers

52
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a pioneer in the field of Paleontology, proposed the theory of catastrophism, which hypothesized that extinctions must have been common in the Earth’s history.

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George Cuvier

53
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developed a system of naming organisms called the binomial nomenclature system of classification.

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Carolus Linnaeus

54
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spinning mule

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Samuel Crompton

55
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flying shuttle

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John Kay

56
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electrons

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J.J Thomson

57
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radioactivity

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Henri Becquerel

58
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expounded the radioactivity

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Marie and Pierre Curie

59
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Uniformitarianism

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Charles Lyell

60
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Quantum Theory

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Max Planck

61
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HIV

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Luc Montagnier

62
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AIDS

A

Robert Gallo

63
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Organized the National Science Development Board and its agencies into the National Science and Technology Authority

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Marcos

64
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The Philippine Clean Air Act and Electronic Commerce Act were enacted under this administration.

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Estrada

65
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Gave science and technology representation in the cabinet by creating the Department of Science and Technology

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Corazon Aquino

66
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The Biodiesel Act and Philippine Technology Transfer Act were enacted under this administration.

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Arroyo

67
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Known as the “Father of Natural Products Research in the Philippines”

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Alfredo Santos

67
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The Harmonized Agenda for Science and Technology started during this administration.

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Benigno Aquino III

68
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Known for the discovery of Conus toxin that can be used as a painkiller

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Lourdes Cruz and Baldomero Olivera

69
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Developed the single-chip graphical user interface accelerator

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Diosdado Banatao

70
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Discovered essential oils in native plants

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Luz Oliveros-Belardo

71
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Known as the “Father of Philippine Geothermal Energy Development

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Arturo Pineda Alcaraz

72
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The modernization of science and technology in the country began during the __________ colonial period.

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spanish

73
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Known as the “Father of Philippine Botany and Pharmacy”

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Leon Ma. Guerrero

74
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Meteorological studies in the country were promoted by Jesuit priests who founded the __________ in 1865.

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Manila Observatory

75
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The __________, one of the world’s oldest Catholic university, was created during the Spanish colonial rule.

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UST

76
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The __________, a national educational institution, was established during the American colonial rule.

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UP

77
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During the American colonial administration, the Bureau of Government Laboratories was created replacing the
[ Select ]
, which was established by the Spanish colonial government. It was later renamed
[ Select ]
on October 26, 1905.

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Answer 1:
Bureau of Government Laboratories
Answer 2:
Laboratorio Municipal
Answer 3:
Bureau of Science

78
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Psychoanalytic theory

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FREUD

79
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Heliocentric theory

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COPERNICUS

80
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Theory of Mathematical Communication

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SHANNON

81
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Theory of Natural Selection

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DARWIN

82
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Structures of Personality: id, ego, and superego

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Freud

83
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Structures of Personality

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id, ego, and superego

84
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The first supercomputer that ran completely through transistors.

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IBM STRETCH

85
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The first electronic digital computer

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Atanasoff-Berry

86
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The first solid state computer

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IBM 608

87
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He drew the first map of the world with the Earth taking in the shape of the cylinder floating in the center of the Universe.

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ANAXIMANDER

88
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geoheliocentrism

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Tycho Brahe

89
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He proposed his laws of planetary motions in 1609

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Johannes Kepler

90
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A subdiscipline of biological sciences that has to do with the origin of life as well as diversity of life forms through time.

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evolution

91
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Descartes paradigm is also known as

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Cartesian paradigm

92
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The consciousness aspect of personality that include untamed instincts, impulses and desires.

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id

93
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analytical psychology

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Carl Jung

94
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A drastic change in what is established and embraced by the society

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revolution

95
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He believed that the cosmos is made up of matter in geometric shapes.

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Plato

96
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He invented the telescope and observed the movements of the moon, Venus, Jupiter and its satellites.

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Galileo Galilei

97
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polio vaccine

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Albert Sabin

98
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geocentric model

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Ptolemy

99
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neutron

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James Chadwick

100
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penicillin

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Alexander Fleming

101
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pressure cooker

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Denis Papin

102
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Father of Italian Poetry

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Dante

103
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Father of Humanism

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Francesco Petrarca

104
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Father of Railways

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George Stephenson

105
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first locomotive

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Richard Trevithick

106
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first locomotive named ______

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New Castle

107
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protons

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Eugen Goldstein

108
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quantum mechanics

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Erwin Schrodinger

109
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Who founded UST?

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Miguel de Benavides

110
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also known as PHL-Microsat - 1

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Space Technology

111
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who discovered erythromycin

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Abelardo Aguilar

112
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was the first to described and diagnose symptoms of different diseases and their treatment

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Galen

113
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first roman aqueduct

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Aqua Appia

114
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discovered an alloy of iron that combined carbon and manganese with the formed iron.

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Robert Mushet

115
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discovered the importance role of carbon in steel

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Tobern Bergman

116
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improved the manufacturing steel

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William Kelly and Henry Bessemer

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