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  • Science
    The systematic body of knowledge, an idea, an intellectual activity, and as personal and social activity
  • Science was originally called the "philosophy of the natural world" as introduced by the ancient Greek philosophers with the ultimate desire to know about nature
  • Science is as old as the world itself
  • There is no study that exactly identify when and where science began however, biblical scholars accepted the notion that it started at the beginning of the creation of the world
  • Technology
    The term comes from the Greek word "tekhne" meaning the "art or craft" and "logia", meaning a "subject or interest"
  • The term "technology" became popular in the 20th century during the 2nd Industrial Revolution
  • Technology
    The use of science in industry, engineering, machines, piece of equipment, methods, etc., to invent useful things to solve problems
  • Society
    A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and having the same dominant cultural expectations
  • Science and technology play a crucial role in everyday life and transform the society of what it has become now
  • Science and technology are the driving forces behind globalization, and technological progress and advancement to improve the quality of life among the people
  • Human beings embarked in scientific endeavours and researches to know and understand everything around them
  • They persistently observed and studied the natural and physical world to find meanings and answers to many questions
  • They developed philosophy and religion to provide possible explanations to the realities of life back to antiquity
  • Ancient civilizations
    • Hunting and gathering societies that relied primarily or exclusively on hunting wild animals, fishing, and gathering wild fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables to support human life
    • Domesticated plants and animals, adopted indigenous tools, and became agricultural societies following the invention of agriculture, pastoralism, or horticulture
    • Expanded and became mobile leading to the development of the communal-tribal communities
  • Cuneiform
    The first writing system developed by the Sumerians, utilizing word pictures and triangular symbols carved on clay using wedge instruments
  • Sumerian inventions
    • The Great Ziggurat of Ur
    • Boats
    • Wheel
    • Plow
    • Roads
  • Egyptian civilization
    • Invented papyrus and ink
    • Developed hieroglyphics writing system
    • Invented water clock
  • Greek civilization
    • Invented alarm clock
    • Invented water mill
  • Roman civilization
    • Invented newspapers, bound books, codes, architecture, and Roman numerals
  • Chinese civilization
    • Developed silk trade and production
    • Invented tea production technology
    • Built the Great Wall of China
    • Invented gunpowder
  • Middle Ages/Medieval Period
    • Innovations like printing press, microscope, telescope, and war weapons
    • Age of Exploration with inventions like compass, oars, and rudders
  • Modern Times
    • Rapid technological advances like biological weapons, rocketry, travel jets, nuclear weapons, jet bombers, computers, radar, sonar, machine guns, and GPS
    • Inventions like pasteurization, petroleum refinery, telephone, and calculator
  • Science
    The systematic body of knowledge, an idea, an intellectual activity, and as personal and social activity
  • Science
    • Originally called the "philosophy of the natural world" as introduced by the ancient Greek philosophers
    • Ultimate desire to know about nature
    • Observe the world and beyond
  • Science is as old as the world itself
  • There is no study that exactly identify when and where science began
  • Biblical scholars accepted the notion that science started at the beginning of the creation of the world (Genesis 1: 1)
  • Technology
    Comes from the Greek word "tekhne" meaning the "art or craft" and "logia", meaning a "subject or interest"
  • The term "technology" became popular in the 20th century during the 2nd Industrial Revolution
  • Thorstein Veblen
    A German social scientist who changed the concept of "technic" to "technology"
  • Read Bain
    An American sociologist who expounded the meaning of technology which includes all tools, machines, utensils, weapons, instruments, communication and transportation devices, including the skills produce, and the use of by these art or craft
  • Technology
    The use of science in industry, engineering, machines, piece of equipment, methods, etc., to invent useful things to solve problems
  • Ursula Franklin
    Defines the concept of technology as a practice - the way things are done
  • Bernard Stiegler
    Defines technology as a pursuit of life or the means other than life
  • Science
    The systematic body of knowledge, an idea, an intellectual activity, and as personal and social activity
  • Science (origin)
    Originally called the "philosophy of the natural world" as introduced by the ancient Greek philosophers with the ultimate desire to know about nature
  • Science is as old as the world itself
  • Technology
    Comes from the Greek word "tekhne" meaning the "art or craft" and "logia", meaning a "subject or interest"
  • Technology (definition)
    The use of science in industry, engineering, machines, piece of equipment, methods, etc., to invent useful things to solve problems
  • Society
    A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and having the same dominant cultural expectations