Prelim - GE STS

• Humans are a creative species; not the strongest of the species nor the most intelligent but were able to develop and build some incredible far-fetched inventions.
• Science and technology do play a significant role in everyday life; they simplify tough and complex tasks, allowing people to accomplish more with less effort and time.
• Isaac Newton "I have seen further; it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. He wrote this to a fellow scientist named Robert Hooke during 1675.
• Egypt - invention of paper
• Egyptians began using the plant papyrus as paper.
• Sumerian - invention of sailboats
• Sumerians created sailboats in a way to move goods through trade.
• Romans developed a water system called roman aqueducts to transport water throughout the empire.
• Silk was exclusively for China - it was remain a secret from the rest of the world.
• Hippocrates, father of Medicine, changed beliefs that bad health and illnesses were caused by evil spirits or unhappy gods.
• Chinese scientists learned gunpowder could be used as a weapon.
• The Sub-Saharan Desert invented camel saddle to utilize the came to its full benefit as an essential component of trade.
• China invented compass to use in fortune telling but as time progressed, it took on the role of a navigation tool.
• The use of this strong material positively impacted Rome's success by enhancing the infrastructure.
• Medieval Age where wars are prevalent, there was a considerable need for technology in the realms of weaponry, navigation, mass food and farm production, and health.
• In Medieval Age, also, the trade and commerce between nations grew, so the demand for transportation technologies was also evident.
• Europe invented water and wind mills so that the people are allowed to harness the energy from natural forces like rivers and wind.
• The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany to address the need for publishing books that would spread information to many people at a faster rate.
• The microscope was crucial in the discovery of methods for preventing and treating numerous illness. It was invented in Middelburg.
• Eyeglasses were invented in Western Europe and used its ability to correct vision problems which makes it a much one of the most useful medieval inventions.
• The technological advancement during Ancient times are: paper by Egypt, silk, compass, and gunpowder by China, sailboats by Sumerian, medicine by Greece, Roman aqueducts and concrete by Rome, and camel saddle by Sub-Saharan Desert.
• Technological advances in the Medieval Age are: The Printing Press in Germany, the Microscope in Middelburg, the water and wind mills and mechanical clocks in Europe, eyeglasses in Western Europe, and war weapons.
• War weapons are as follows: swords and axes, firearms, bows and crossbows, spears and polearms, trebuchets and cannons, Greek fire, and war ships.
• In Modern Times, people are required effective transportation in order to sell more things and travel longer distances.
• Penicillin in London was an antibiotics invented to save and is still saving countless lives by preventing the growth of harmful bacteria.
• The Automobile in Germany was invented and has changed the looks of cities around the world.
• The Internet was first invented for military purposes, and then expanded to the purpose of communication among scientists. It is one thing that enabled us to be connected to the whole world.
• The Computer is to perform calculations, store information, retrieve data and process information. It has programmed data or computer language that tells the computer how to fulfill its purpose.
• Technological advances in the Modern times are as follows: telephone, electricity, internet, smartphone, and the computer in USA, the penicillin in London, and the automobile in Germany.
• Some Filipino inventions and discoveries are: kampilan, lantaka, balisong, jeepney, Erythromycin, bamboo incubator, specific rice breeds, and 16-bit microchip.
• Kampilan invented in Visayas and Mindanao is a type of single-edged long sword, with the tapered blade being much broader and thinner at the point than at its base. Its notable wielder was Lapulapu.
• Jeepney invented in Luzon was a modified military jeep and the most common form of transportation in the country today.
• Lantaka (swivel cannon) in Luzon is a type of bronze portable cannon, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships.
• Balisong (butterfly knife) in Batangas is a folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.
• Erythromycin was discovered by Dr. Abelardo Aguilar in Ilo-Ilo, is a new drug that is capable of treating several kinds of infections minus the common side-effects of antibiotics.
• Bamboo incubator in Manila was invented by Dr. Fe del Mundo. It was created to address the needs of rural areas with no electricity that is needed to regulate newborn babies' body temperature.
• Specific rice breeds in Los Banos was discovered by Rodolfo Aquino and this discovery helped prevent famine in much Asia.
• 16-Bit Microchip was invented by Dado Banatao in Cagayan Valley. The development of the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator that made computers work much faster.
• Some paradigm shifts in history are as follows: male superiority, reading and control over information, the reformation, plate tectonics, and psychology.
• The Reformation broke the monopoly of Catholic Church and Christian's relationship with God.