SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

AND SOCIETY

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WHAT IS SCIENCE,
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STS
TECHNOLOGY, AND
SOCIETY (STS)?
 Key Concepts
Three-age Systems- a system of classifying ancient ages into groups based on tool
developmental stages.

Scientific Revolution- period of great scientific intellectual achievements that

that contributed to essential changes in scientific investigation.

Industrial Revolution- period of complex technological inventions that eventually

replaced human and animal forces.

Information Age- or digital age; the period characterized by the change from traditional
industry to an economy that is founded on computerization of
information.
 “Science and technology studies, or science, technology and
society studies is the study of how society, politics, and culture
affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how
these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture.
HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS OF STS
ANCIENT TIMES
COMMUNICATION
• Human voice TRANSPORTATI
• Writing ON
• Alphabet • Shanks pony as the first form
• Paper • Donkeys and horses
• Camels
• Wheels
• Boats
• Ships
 HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
• (Medicine)
SYRINGE
• HIPPOCRATIC BENCH
• TAMPONS
• SPOON OF DIOKLES

• Ayurveda- Yoga (Vedas, Hindu texts)

• Traditional Chinese Medicine- acupuncture, herbal
medicine, qi gong and tai chi
MIDDLE AGES

“ Science and technology have had a major

impact on society, and their impact is
growing by making life easier, science has
given man the chance to pursue societal
concerns such as ethics, aesthetics,
education, and justice; to create cultures;
and to improve human conditions.
 COMMUNICATIO
N
-Carbon Paper (Ralph
Wedgwood)
-Computer; Analytical Engine
(Charles Babbage)
-telephone (Alexander
Graham Bell)
-first successful typewriter
TRANSPORTATI
ON
-COVERED WAGONS, DRAFT HORSES, GNAR
SAILING SHIPS (CARAVEL, CARRACK)
-invention of the first automobile (Nicolas Joseph Cugnot,
Frenchman)
-world’s first motorcycle (Roper Steam Velocipede)
-first gasoline-powered automobile (Jean Joseph Étienne
Lenoir, Belgium)
MODERN AGES

“ Developments in science and technology are

fundamentally altering the way people live,
connect, communicate and transact, with
profound effects on economic development.
 COMMUNICATION

- 1925: Television (John Logie Baird)

- 1960: first communications satellite, Echo
- 1960s: ARPANET (First Internet prototype) funded by
the U.S. Department of Defense
- 1969: laser printer (Gary Starkweather)
- 1994: IBM Simon Personal Communicator “First
smartphone”
 TRANSPORTATIO
N aircraft, and
Modern Machines: submarines,
spacecraft
- First navigable submarine (Dutchman
Cornelis Drebbel)
- First electric battery-powered submarine
(Isaac Peral, Spain)
- World’s first airplane (Orville and Wilbur
Wright)
- First helicopter flight (Paul Cornu, French
inventor)
- Lunar module of the Apollo spacecraft carrying
astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on
July 20, 1969.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS (Medicine)

1980s: Wellness goes mainstream

- First Aid Kit
- Medical Tools (X-Ray, CT Scan, Ultrasound etc)
 FOOD PRODUCTION
• Preservation of food by heating it and sealing it in jars
or cans.
• "Pure," "organic," "all-natural" food became popular
• 19th: The development of steamships and
refrigeration
• During the 1970s alone, rice production rose 37
percent in Indonesia and 40 percent in the
Philippines.
REFERENCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_studies

http://www.localhistories.org/communications.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-transportation-4067885

https://
www.encyclopedia.com/food/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/food-producti
on-history

http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Technology/en/MedicalInventions.html

https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/industry-research/history-of-wellness/

https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-smartphones-4096585

https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet
THANK YOU!
Prepared by:
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Milagros P. Viado
STS-Instructor