Asian Scientific Revolution

• Asia's Contribution to the Development of Science and Technology


  (1) The general conception is that many of the cutting-edge technological developments, and to a lesser extent scientific advancements, emanate from Asia.

  (2) Japan is probably the most notable country in Asia in terms of scientific and technological achievement, particularly in terms of its electronics and automobile products.
• Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and China produce 90% of the world’s digital gadgets.
• South Korea’s cultural popularity around the world has caused a number of startup’s to emerge working within the digital and technology sectors, including website viki.com
• Taiwan is focused on software and content development.
• The Egyptians remained far behind the Babylonians in developing astronomy, but are more advanced in medicine.
• Egyptians also took an early lead on engineering and architecture, owing largely to the stress they laid on the construction of such elaborate monuments as vast pyramid sand temples of granite and sandstone.
• Both sciences and pseudo sciences spread from Egypt and Mesopotamia to Phoenicia and Anatolia.
• The Phoenicians in particular transmitted much of their knowledge to the various lands of the Mediterranean, especially to the Greeks.
• The greatest accomplishment of the ancient Middle East might bethe invention of the alphabet.
• This alphabet spread rapidly and was in quite common use among the Northwestern Semites (Canaanites, Hebrews, Aramaeans, and especially the Phoenicians) soon after its invention.