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GEC 007 Week 1

This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a course on science, technology, and society. It defines science as knowledge gained through experimentation and observation, technology as the application of scientific knowledge, and society as people living together in communities. The interaction between science and technology is discussed throughout history, with examples like transportation, communication, and weapons from ancient times. Specific ancient inventions are also listed from Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese that changed the world, such as writing systems, irrigation, water mills, architecture, and gunpowder.

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GEC 007 Week 1

This document outlines the key topics to be covered in a course on science, technology, and society. It defines science as knowledge gained through experimentation and observation, technology as the application of scientific knowledge, and society as people living together in communities. The interaction between science and technology is discussed throughout history, with examples like transportation, communication, and weapons from ancient times. Specific ancient inventions are also listed from Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese that changed the world, such as writing systems, irrigation, water mills, architecture, and gunpowder.

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

and SOCIETY
GEC 007
Week 1
Intended Learning Outcomes
• Define science, technology and society
• Discuss the interaction between science
and technology in society throughout
history
• Identify inventions and discoveries that
changed the world over the course of
history
Defining the terms
• What is science?
• What is technology?
• What is society?
Science
• Knowledge about or study of the natural
world based on facts learned through
experiments and observation. (Webster)
• Any system of knowledge that is
concerned with the physical world and its
phenomena and that entails unbiased
observations and systematic
experimentation. (Britannica)
Science
• Science is an idea
• Science is an intellectual activity
• Science is a body of knowledge
• Science is a personal and social activity
Technology
• The use of science in industry,
engineering, etc., to invent useful things
or to solve problems. (Webster)
• The application of scientific knowledge to
the practical aims of human life or, as it is
sometimes phrased, to the change and
manipulation of the human environment.
(Britannica)
Society
• People in general thought of as living
together in organized communities with
shared laws, traditions, and values.
(Webster)
• A grouping of individuals, which is
characterized by common interest and
may have distinctive culture and
institutions. (Britannica)
Interaction between Science and
Technology (Ancient Time)
• Transportation
• Communication
• Weapons and Armors
• Conservation of Life
• Engineering
• Architecture
Interaction between Science and
th th
Technology (16 to 18 century)
• Scientific revolution – the period of
enlightenment when the developments in
the fields of mathematics, physics,
astronomy, biology, and chemistry
transformed the views of society about
nature.
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• CUNEIFORM
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• URUK CITY
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• THE GREAT ZIGGURAT OF UR
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• IRRIGATION AND DIKES
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• SAILBOATS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• WHEELS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• PLOW
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (SUMERIANS)
• ROADS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (BABYLONIAN)
• HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• PAPYRUS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• INK
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• HIEROGLYPHICS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• COSMETICS AND WIG
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (EGYPTIAN)
• WATERCLOCK/CLEPSYDRA
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (GREEK)
• ALARM CLOCK
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (GREEK)
• WATER MILL
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• NEWSPAPER
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• BOUND BOOKS OR CODEX
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• ROMAN ARCHITECTURE
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (ROMAN)
• ROMAN NUMERALS
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• SILK
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• TEA PRODUCTION
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• GREAT WALL
INVENTIONS OF THE ANCIENT
TIME (CHINESE)
• GUNPOWDER

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