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THREE CORE ASPECTS
Science:
Well founded, testable knowledge about natural
phenomena.
Technology:
Systems concerned with solving problems and
meeting needs in the real world.
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(2) THE ENGINEERS ROLE IN SOCIETY
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Phase 1: The Scientific Revolution
Started out at the end of the 16th century.
emerged.
The Scientific Revolution
Galileo Galilee
At the end of the 16th
century, observation & 1564 - 1642
experiment challenged
centuries-old dogma to
present a new view of
nature.
Galileo (1564-1642)
developed the
telescope from
observation of Jupiters
satellites.
Concluded that the
Earth revolved round
the sun.
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The Scientific Revolution
Francis Bacon (1561-
1626) was an enthusiast
of industrial science
used inductive approach
to draw conclusions from
experimental data.
workers.
Prominent emergent disciplines:
- Electrical Engineering.
- Chemical Engineering.
- Marine Engineering.
- Aeronautical Engineering.
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Industrial engineers designed and
managed mass production and distribution
systems.
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Some British Pioneer Engineers
in the 2nd Phase
John Rennie (1716 1821)
- Built Canals, docks and bridges
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Contributors to Industrial
Revolution
Marc Isambard Isambard Kingdom Brunel George
Brunel Stephenson
(1769 - 1849) (1806 - 1859) (1781 - 1848)
1st President of
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IMechE,1847
High Point of British
Industrialization
The Crystal Palace Exhibition in London in 1851 was a
celebration of British engineers and engineering, as it
marked the high point of British industrial ascendancy.
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Phase 3: The Modern Industrial Era
From mid 19th Century, Engineering
sciences took great strides:
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Timeline of some Pioneers of
Modern Technology
1869 Union Pacific Railroad across US, Suez
Canal opened
1876 Invention of telephone, 1st internal
combustion engine
1878 Beginning of electric lighting
1900 Invention of radio
1903 Wilbur Wrights propeller biplane flight
1913 Ford introduced moving assembly line
1914 Panama Canal opened
1926 Invention of TV
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Timeline of some Pioneers of
Modern Technology
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Invention of gas turbine
1942
1st electronic computer
1947
Invention of transistor
1957
Sputnik launched
1958
1st integrated circuit
1969
1st man on the moon
1977
1st personal computer
1981
Microsoft MS-DOS computer operating
system
1982 Invention of Compact disc
1996 Dolly the cloned sheep was born on 5
July
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A Chronological Summary of the
History of Biotechnology
Date Event Implication(s)
circa 10.000 BC Selective cultivation of crops begins Birth of agriculture
1996 Sheep cloned by somatic (body) cell transfer True mammalian cloning
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Date Event Implication(s)
1998 Human embryonic stem cells derived Multiple therapies for genetic
and immunological disorders
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Q&A
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