INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & Society:

SOCIETY
- group of persons regarded as forming a single
community
SCIENCE:
- Came from Latin word “Scientia”- which means
Knowledge.
How do Science, Technology and Society interact
- A system of acquiring knowledge based on the
with each other or how they are related?
Scientific Method
- As a process used to solve problems or develop an
understanding of nature that involves testing
possible answers.
- An organized, systematic and methodical activity of
building and organizing knowledge about how the
universe behaves through observation,
experimentation or both.
- -As a discovery of regularity in nature, enough for
natural phenomena to be described by principles
and laws.
- Tries to discover facts and relationships and then
tries to create theories that makes sense of these
facts and relationships. How do they interact?
TECHNOLOGY: 1. Science drives technology by making new
- Comes from Greek root word “tech”, meaning ärt, technology possible through scientific
skill, or cunning of hand” breakthroughs.
- the application of scientific knowledge, laws, and 2. Engineers focus on using science to develop
principles to produce services, materials, tools and products.
machines aimed at solving real-world problems 3. Without technology, some science experiments
- refers to methods, systems, and devices which are would not be possible.
the result of scientific knowledge being used for 4. Without science, technology could not proceed.
practical purposes Science is a way or knowing & Technology is a way
- The human attempt to change the world...by of doing.
creating products that make our life easier. 5. The very questions that scientist ask are shaped by
the available technology.
SOCIETY
Science, Technology, & Society = Better World
- Comes from Latin word “societas”, which means “a
friendly association with others
- A large group of people who live together in an Is it important to study Science Technology & Society
organized way, making decisions about how to do (STS)? Why?
things and sharing the work that needs to be done.
- A grouping of individuals, which is characterized by Yes.
common interest and may have distinctive culture
and institutions
What is Science, Technology & Society (STS)?
- the study of how social, political, and cultural values
HOW DO WE DEFINE? affect scientific research and technological
Science - Process of acquiring scientific knowledge innovation, and how these, in return, affect society
- a relatively young field that cobines previously
Technology - Application of scientific knowledge for independent and older disciplines such as the
Peop history of science, philosophy of Science, and
Society - Group of people who uses technology & who Sociology of Science
are studying science. - Applies methods drawn from history, philosophy
and sociology to study the nature of science and
technology and ultimately judge their value and
SUMMARY: place in society
- Seeks to bridge the gap between two traditionally
Science:
exclusive culture- humanities and natural science-
- organized and dynamic inquiry so that human will be able to better confront the
- Human activity and a social enterprise moral, ethical, and existential dilemmas brought by
the continued development in science and
Technology:
technology.
- Material product as a result of scientific inquiry
Science, Technology and Society communication, transportation, self-organization
and ways of living
1. Sumerian Civilization

2. Babylonian Civilization

The study of how social, political, and cultural values

3. Egyptians Civilization

4. Greek Civilization
PRE-HISTORIC TIMES
1. Stone Age
- Tools invented from stones (Flint, Chert, Basalt,
Sandstones)
- Specialized types of tools designed for cutting,
chopping, scraping and sawing
- Needles and thread, skin clothing, the harpoon,
special fishing equipment
- Fire was the most important discovery and invention
of man.
5. Roman Civilization
2. The Bronze Age - Used water power and water mills for making
- Beginning of mining and metallurgy cereals milling, sawing timer and crushing ore
- First period which metal was used - Exploited wood and coal for heating
- Man began smelting copper\ - Constructed numerous aqueducts to supply water,
- Made tools and weapons: sword, axes, plows, locks dams, bridges, and amphitheaters
and chariot - Used tools for measuring, manual drills, and metal
spikes
3. First Iron Stage
- Dominant tool of making materials was IRON
- Production of tools and weaponry using ferrous MIDDLE AGES
metallurgy of iron working
- The major advances in scientific and technological
- Use of farming tools such as sickles and plough tips
developments took place in this period.
- These advancements include constant increase of
new inventions, innovations in traditional production
ANCIENT PERIOD
and the emergence of scientific thinking and method
- Ancient civilization paved the way for advances in
science and technology.
- These advances during the ancient period allowed
civilizations to flourish by finding better ways of
 3. Jacquard loom
- Built by French weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard
which simplifies textile manufacturing

4. Engine powered airplane

1. Renaissance times

5. 1st automobile
- The first stationary gasoline engine developed
by Carl Benz was a onecylinder two- stroke unit
which ran for the first time on New Years Eve
1979

MODERN AGES
- Historical period when people realized the
importance of the efficiency of transportation,
communication, and production. 6. 1st television
- Industrialization took place but with greater risk on - Invented by Scottish engineerr John Logie Baird
human health, food safety, and environment. in 1920’s.
- British broadcasting Corporation used this for
1. Telescope its earliest television programming in 1929.
- Galileo Galilei that can magnify 20 times larger - The first television is mechanical and not the
than a regular glasses same as the TV we have nowadays

2. Microscope
- Zacharias Janssen (1608)
MODERN TIMES
1. Scientific Revolution
Gave emphasis on the following theories:
• Heliocentric theory of Nicolaus Copernicus
• Law of Inertia
• Law of Acceleration
 • Law of Interaction Ideas, Science Discoveries and Technology
• Law of Universal Gravitation

2. Industrial Revolution
• Energy and the power of wind and water
• Steam power or Steam engine
• Petroleum and natural gases
• Development of electricity as a source of
power
• Agricultural technology
• Textile industry

3. Remarkable Inventions
• Electronics industry
• Invention of airplane
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Internet
• Optic fiber
• Air Conditioning System
• 3D Metal printing
• Genetic engineering (GMO)
• Artificial embryos

Intellectual Revolutions that Defined Society

What is Intellectual Revolutions?

Scientific Revolution
Science as an idea
Science as an intellectual activity
Science as a body of knowledge
Science as a personal and social activity

Variables that influence the Development of Science