A Distinction: Science and

Technology
 Differences
1. Origin
2. Purpose of Activity
3. Role
4. Mode
 Characteristics Science Technology
1. Origin emerged during the emerged during the
scientific revolution primitive period
as an organized body simply developed
of knowledge by trial and error
method
2. Purpose build up new facilitate human
of the knowledge aspirations
Activity give an explanation solve practical
for something problems to put
provide true knowledge to
description of some good use
events extend
diagnose nature of boundaries of
some conditions existing
possibilities
Character Science Technology
istics
3. Role requires power of for creative ability
investigation combined with
knowledge
4. Mode longitudinal or lateral or horizontal
vertical “this does not work
e.g.”this”logically let us try this”
follows “that
Distinction Between Science & Technology
Scientists Science Technology

Theodore Illuminates what Show how

Von Karman already exists in something that
the natural world never existed in
the past came
into being
A. W. Investigations for Application of
Clemente the physical and knowledge in
natural sciences the context of
for the sake of trade and
knowledge industry
According to Mc Ginn:

TECHNICS - are material products of

human making or fabrication (tools, devices,
machines, implements, instruments and
utensils)
- it may also refer to a generic type of
devices (defining technology as technics)
TECHNOLOGY-complex combination of
knowledge, methods, materials and
constituent parts used in making a certain
kind of technic (technology as technology)
e.g. bicycle technology
Brake technology
Carburator technology
Transmission technology
SOCIETY - composed of groups that man
forms in his association with others
- includes the totality of social institutions
and the complex network of interconnected,
interdependent and overlapping social
relationships
Composition of the society:
1. Peer groups
2.Social organizations: family and kinship
3.Economic, political, religious and
educational groups
4.Communities
 Contemporary society includes:
1.Institutions: family, school, work, market, stock
and church
2.Groups: families, communities;political parties;
labor unions and parishes
3.Movements: environmental and womens
movement
4.Roles: parent, student,judge,politician,scientist
5.Classes: underclass, middle class
6.Organizations: Roman Catholic Church;
Philippine Medical Society
7.Rituals: Christmas, independence Day; New
Year