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    This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a course on science, technology, and society. It defines science as knowledge gained through experimentation and observation, technology as the application of scientific knowledge, and society as people living together in communities. The interaction between science and technology is discussed throughout history, with examples like transportation, communication, and weapons from ancient times. Specific ancient inventions are also listed from Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese that changed the world, such as writing systems, irrigation, water mills, architecture, and gunpowder.

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    This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a course on science, technology, and society. It defines science as knowledge gained through experimentation and observation, technology as the application of scientific knowledge, and society as people living together in communities. The interaction between science and technology is discussed throughout history, with examples like transportation, communication, and weapons from ancient times. Specific ancient inventions are also listed from Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese that changed the world, such as writing systems, irrigation, water mills, architecture, and gunpowder.

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    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

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