HISTORY OF TECHNICAL WRITING

• 1. It has been recognized as a profession since World War II.
• B. Aristotle’s works’ Classical Antiquity (384-322 BC) and Doctrines of Pythagoras are recognized as the_

  earliest forms of technical writing
• C. Geoffrey Chaucer’s work “_” (dated 1326,an instrument used for measuring the distance of stars, planets and for calculating the position of a ship )is an example of technical document and the first technical document published.


  Treatise on the Astrolabe
• D. With the invention of printing (15th Century), document findings became a necessity. Inventors and scientists like ___i chronicled their inventions and findings.

  Isaac Newton and Leonardo da Vince
• In 1953, two organizations were founded: the Society of Technical Writers and the Association of Technical Writers and Editors. Today, they are known as __


  Society for Technical Communication. (STC)