STAS

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• Science is a system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific method, focusing on research and discovering natural phenomena
• Scientific inquiry involves the scientific method: observing, hypothesis formation, hypothesis testing, data analysis, and acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis
• In the context of technology, it is the practical application of knowledge, the science of industrial arts and manufacture, and how humans modify, change, alter, or control the natural world to satisfy human needs and wants
• Technology processes involve identification of needs or desires, conceptualization, production or execution of plans or designs, and the use of the final product
• Development in technology involves transforming research findings into prototype inventions, while innovation involves commercializing prototype inventions into marketable products or processes
• Types of technology include material technology, equipment technology, energy technology, information technology, life technology, and management technology
• Classification of technology based on a country's level of technological sophistication includes first wave technology, second wave technology, and third wave technology
• Society is a group of people living as a community with shared laws, traditions, and values, evolving through different stages like hunter and gatherer societies, shifting and farming, agricultural and mining societies, manufacturing and processing societies, and synthesizing and recycling societies
• Science and technology have evolved through different periods, from the ancient period with developments in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, Africa and the Middle East, to the medieval period known as the "Dark Ages," and the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution periods
• Nicolas Copernicus presented the heliocentric theory of the solar system
• Isaac Newton made discoveries about gravity
• Galileo Galilei improved the telescope and made contributions to the understanding of gravity
• The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the 18th century and spread across Europe, America, and Asia from 1760 to 1840
• During the Industrial Revolution, there was scientific and technological advancement, skilled workers were set aside, and notable inventors like Alexander Graham Bell, George Stephenson, James Watt, Thomas Edison, Dmitri Mendeleev, John Dalton, Joseph Thompson, Henri Becquerel, Marie Curie, and Pierre Curie made significant contributions
• In the 20th century, there was an emphasis on the use of scientific methods and funding for research
• The Scientific Revolution, happening in the 16th-17th century, led scientists to question traditional beliefs and the Church about the workings of the universe
• Key figures in the Scientific Revolution include Nicolas Copernicus, Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Robert Hooke, Isaac Newton, and Galileo Galilei
• The concept of Nation Building involves shared history, tradition, culture, language, and religion among a group of people
• Science and technology play a crucial role in Nation Building globally, with modernity determining a nation's capability to sustain its people's lives
• Filipino scientists like Fe Del Mundo, Germiniano De Ocampo, Eduardo Quisumbing, Emil Javier, Ramon Barba, Angel Alcala, Edgardo Gomez, and Gavino Trono Jr. have made significant contributions to various fields of science