SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

and SOCIETY
GEC 007
Week 1
Intended Learning Outcomes
• Define science, technology and society
• Discuss the interaction between science
and technology in society throughout
history
• Identify inventions and discoveries that
changed the world over the course of
history
Defining the terms
• What is science?
• What is technology?
• What is society?
Science
• Knowledge about or study of the natural
world based on facts learned through
experiments and observation. (Webster)
• Any system of knowledge that is
concerned with the physical world and its
phenomena and that entails unbiased
observations and systematic
experimentation. (Britannica)
Science
• Science is an idea
• Science is an intellectual activity
• Science is a body of knowledge
• Science is a personal and social activity
Technology
• The use of science in industry,
engineering, etc., to invent useful things
or to solve problems. (Webster)
• The application of scientific knowledge to
the practical aims of human life or, as it is
sometimes phrased, to the change and
manipulation of the human environment.
(Britannica)
Society
• People in general thought of as living
together in organized communities with
shared laws, traditions, and values.
(Webster)
• A grouping of individuals, which is
characterized by common interest and
may have distinctive culture and
institutions. (Britannica)
Interaction between Science and
Technology (Ancient Time)
• Transportation
• Communication
• Weapons and Armors
• Conservation of Life
• Engineering
• Architecture
Interaction between Science and
th th
Technology (16 to 18 century)
• Scientific revolution – the period of
enlightenment when the developments in
the fields of mathematics, physics,
astronomy, biology, and chemistry
transformed the views of society about
nature.
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• CUNEIFORM
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• URUK CITY
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• IRRIGATION AND DIKES
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• SAILBOATS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• WHEELS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• PLOW
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• ROADS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (BABYLONIAN)
• HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• PAPYRUS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• INK
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• HIEROGLYPHICS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• COSMETICS AND WIG
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• WATERCLOCK/CLEPSYDRA
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (GREEK)
• ALARM CLOCK
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (GREEK)
• WATER MILL
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• NEWSPAPER
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• BOUND BOOKS OR CODEX
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• ROMAN NUMERALS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• SILK
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• TEA PRODUCTION
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• GREAT WALL
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• GUNPOWDER