Week 9

• INFORMATION

  Words are informed with meaning given by the speaker and

  intended for the listener. Simply put, they communicate meaning.
• Human’s quest for understanding the natural world was

  first done through naming and classifying objects.
• A Glimpse from Ancient Greeks

  Words can function across space and time

  without reducing their meaning.
• Cuneiform is the first known

  form of written language, but

  spoken language predates

  writing by at least many tens of

  thousands of years.
• LANGUAGE:

  the principal method of human

  communication
• • Words are made up of sounds and yet they transmit something more significant. They transmit a message. The words are "informed" because they carry "information“.Words are informed with meaning given by the speaker and intended for the listener. Simply put, they communicate meaning. Human’s quest for understanding the natural world w first done through naming and classifying objects.
• • Human’s quest for understanding the natural world w first done through naming and classifying objects.facts about a situation, person, event, etc.:facts provided or learned about something or someone.what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things.communicate meaning
• • First Industrial Revolution hand production methods to machines. (steam and water power)iron industry, agriculture and mining
• • Second Industrial RevolutionTechnological Revolution (1871 & 1941)Extensive railroad & telegraph networksIncrease electrification for factoriesFaster transfer of people & ideasPeriod of great economic growthIncrease productivity (surge in employment)Factory workers >>> machines
• • Third Industrial RevolutionDigital Revolution (late 20th century)slowdown of industrialization production of Z1 computer (binary floating point numbers) (boolean logic)supercomputer
• Fourth Industrial Revolution


  The phrase first introduced by a team of scientists developing a high-tech strategy for the German government, and later introduced to a wider audience by Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in a 2015 article published by Foreign Affairs
• Distinguishing features of the 4IR

  • Cyber-physical systems: real-time monitoring
  • Internet of things (IoT): real-time data collection
  • Cloud Computing: model for delivering computing services
  • Artificial Intelligence: automate range of tasks
  • Augmented reality & virtual reality: immersive experiences
• Fourth Industrial Revolution


  • Automation & data exchange
  • Fusion of technology
• 4IR is characterized by the convergence of multiple technologies, which are being used to create new opportunities and transform the way we work and live.