Middle Ages/ Rennaisance

Description Science Technology

Middle Ages is known as the “dark Copernicus Theory Mechanical Clock (996)
ages” as a time of war, ignorance, planets have the Sun as the fixed by Pope Sylvester II
famine and pandemics such as the  point to which their motions are to  Pope Sylvester II built a clock for a
Black Death. be referred; that Earth is a planet German town in 996 and it is
The Renaissance was a fervent which, besides orbiting the Sun considered one of the oldest clocks.
period of European cultural, annually, also turns once daily on A clock is a device used to
artistic, political and economic its own axis; and that very slow measure, keep, and indicate time. 
“rebirth” following the Middle long-term changes in the direction
Ages. Generally described as taking of this axis account for the 
place from the 14th century to the precession of the equinoxes. This
17th century, the Renaissance representation of the heavens is
promoted the rediscovery of usually called the heliocentric, or
classical philosophy, literature and “Sun-centred,” system—derived
art. from the Greek helios, meaning
“Sun.”

This theory made scientists to discover our This invention helped humans to measure the
planetary movements known as the solar interval units they have for a day. This is the basis of
system. the modern clocks we have today
 Age of Enlightenment
Description Science Technology
Also known as the Age of Reason, Locke’s Political Philosophy Alcohol thermometer (1709) and Mercury
thermometer (1714)
was an intellectual and cultural 1. Natural Law and Natural Rights by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
movement in the eighteenth century 2. State of Nature  In 1724, he introduced the standard temperature scale
that bears his name - Fahrenheit Scale - that was used to
that emphasized reason over 3. Property record changes in temperature in an accurate fashion.
superstition and science over blind 4. Consent, Political Obligation, Thermometers measure temperature, by using
materials that change in some way when they are
faith and the Ends of Government heated or cooled. In a mercury or alcohol
The ideas of the Enlightenment, 5. Locke and Punishment thermometer the liquid expands as it is heated and
contracts when it is cooled, so the length of the liquid
which emphasized science and 6. Separation of Powers and the column is longer or shorter depending on the
reason over faith and superstition, Dissolution of Government temperature.
strongly influenced the American 7. Toleration
colonies in the eighteenth century.

This philosophy gave people a systematized Thermometers helped people to measure the
government. temperature of different substances knowing
the freezing and melting point of it. It is also
used to measure the normal body temperature
of humans in relation to health.
 Time of Extremes
Description Science Technology
The years between 1900 and 1949 Quantum Mechanics Penicillin (1928)
were a time of extremes that by Erwin Schrödinger and Werner by Alexander Fleming
included two world wars, a Heisenberg  SirAlexander Fleming, a Scottish researcher,
is credited with the discovery of penicillin in
revolution in Russia, and the Quantum mechanics is a fundamental
1928. At the time, Fleming was
Depression in the United States. theory in physics that provides a experimenting with the influenza virus in the
Scientific revolutions brought description of the physical properties Laboratory of the Inoculation Department at
of nature at the scale of atoms and  St. Mary’s Hospital in London.
exciting new knowledge but also
subatomic particles.[2] It is the the discovery of penicillin changed the
called into question the most basic foundation of all quantum physics course of medicine and has enabled
concepts. New technologies and  including quantum chemistry,  physicians to treat formerly severe and
materials provided more deadly quantum field theory,  life-threatening illnesses such as
instruments of war but also quantum technology, and  bacterial endocarditis, meningitis,
lengthened lives and eased the quantum information science. pneumococcal pneumonia, gonorrhea
demands on raw human muscle and syphilis.
power.

This discovery made a lot of changes on how Penicillin was used to treat wounds and
substances must be handled and be used for bacteria caused diseased of soldiers during
discoveries involving chemistry. the World War II.
 21 Century
st
Description Science Technology
The current century where Sequencing the human genome Smart TV (2008)
technology had evolved John Craig Venter By Samsung
tremendously making people’s lives The American biologist is famous A Smart TV, also known as a
easier. This is where virtual worlds for being one of the first to connected TV (CTV), is a
are created such as the social sequence the human genome. He is traditional television set with
media. The dominance of Internet credited with creating the first cell integrated Internet and interactive
across the world. with a synthetic genome in 2010. Web 2.0 features which allows
Founder of the J. Craig Venter users to stream music and videos,
Institute, his current work is browse the internet, and view
focused on creating synthetic photos. Smart TV is a
biological organisms and also technological convergence of
documenting the genetic diversity computers, television sets and set-
in the world's oceans. top boxes

in the field of synthetic life can be used for

creating bacteria that can be engineered to
It is now convenient for people to watch and
perform specific purpose such as create fuel,
access the internet through smart tvs and this
manufacture medicine, and correct
is also widely used for educational purposes
environmental problems like global warming.
in schools.