STS - Chap 3
STS - Chap 3
Human Condition
5. Do you agree with Martin Heidegger in his idea that technology should only
be seen as one of the approaches in perceiving truth?
- I don’t agree with Martin Heidegger. I may respect the man for his
perseverance in making that idea and publishing it, but technology was never
one of the approaches in perceiving the truth. Technology is neutral in the
sense that it merely provides options and it does not compel anyone to take
up options. We choose whether or not to use every new technology and how.
We have potential for the good and ill in how we choose to use it and how it
will affects us.
7. Have you ever measured, using science, the truth and the good?
- It is true that technology offers us one compelling notion of the truth and the
good. We should be staunch in our resolve if we want to know the real one.
a. Gravity
- Sir Isaac Newton, an English mathematician and physicist who lived from
1642-1727, discovered gravity when he saw a falling apple while thinking
about the forces of nature. Newton realized that some force must be acting
on falling objects like apples because otherwise they would not start moving
from the rest. He also realized that the moon would fly off away from Earth in
a straight line tangent to its orbit if some force was not causing it to fall
toward the Earth. The moon is only a projectile circling around the Earth under
attraction of Gravity. He then called this force, “gravity” and determined that
gravitational forces exist between all objects.
- The discovery of gravity led to law of universal gravitation, which holds that
those forces are proportional to the product of their masses and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them. Thus, the said law
of universal gravitation is still used in Physics and Astronomy.
b. Telescope
- In 1608, a patent was submitted by eyeglass maker Hans Slippery. Later in
1609, Galileo improved design and applied astronomy. Development after
these two scientists is racketing. Different types of telescope were developed
for wide range wavelengths from radio to gamma rays. The development of
space observatories after 1960 allowed access to several bands impossible to
observe from the ground, including X-rays and longer wavelength infrared
bands
C. Processed Food
- dates back to prehistoric ages when crude processing incorporated
fermenting such as drying, preserving with salt, and various types of cooking
such as smoking, steaming and more. Processed food is commercially
prepared for ease of consumption. Main purpose of these foods in modern
days is to save time in such preparation. In Agriculture, processed food takes
a major role specifically in increasing shelf life of food product and thereby
ensures food safety.
d. Microscope
- Grinding glass to use or spectacles and magnifying glasses was
commonplace during the 13th century. In the late 16th century several Dutch
lens maker designed devices that magnified objects, but in 1609
Galileo Galilean perfected the first device known as the microscope. The
invention of the microscope allowed scientist and scholars to study the
microscopic creatures around them. The microscope allowed human beings
to step out of the world controlled by things unseen and into the world where
the agents that caused disease where visible, named and, over time,
prevented.
e. Radio
- is a decades of experimental investigation of radio waves and adaption to
signaling. Works of many scientists culminated in the building of an
engineering complete and commercially successful wireless communication
system by Guillermo Marconi. Many argue that it is Pop is the first inventor of
radio but he didn’t patent his invention or commercialized them.
- The discovery of radio helps to establish the broadcast to provide real-time
information and can update the listener to latest event Thus, radio has the
ability to reach across borders and can become a valuable source of
information where reliable news is scarce.
f. Benzene Ring
- Benzene was discovered by three great men, first was in illuminating gas by
Micheal Faraday in 1825, then in heated benzine acid with lime by Reinhardt
Escherichia in 1834, and isolated benzene from coal tar by A.W von Hofmann
in 1845. Although August Kekule was the one who visualized the ring
structural of benzene in 1865, the above scientist who discovered benzene
greatly helped Kekule.
- Benzene Ring discovery greatly contributed in industries that make use of
plastic, resins, nylon and synthetic fiber. Benzene also used to make some
type of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drug and pesticide.
g. Large Hadron Collider
- Peter Higgs in 1960 postulated a particle that had interacted with other
particles at the beginning of the time to provide them with their mass
- Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest energy
particle collider and the largest machine in the world. It can conduct and
possible new facilities that could collides particles at energies far beyond what
the current LHC can achieve according to scientist
h. Guns
- The first successful rapid-fire firearm is the Gatling Gun invented by Richard
Gatling and fielded by Union forces during American Civil War in 1860s. But
as for our history, Chinese fire lances in 10th century was recognize the first
gun.
- The contribution of guns specifically during war to defend and protect has
been known. Though many says that the creation or invention of gun resolve
to violence and crime, technology like gun is always upon how the users of
the specific technology use it
i. Internet
- started with Ni-kola Tesla with the idea of world wireless system to the first
workable prototype of Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of
APARNET that used packet switching to allow multiple computers to
communicate on a single network.
- Internet is used regularly by one-third of the world 6.8 billion people. Thus,
internet has played an active role in users’ access to information and
community involvement. Mass media is a major route of science
communication, Internet; due to spread of the unique strengths and strong
communication ability is more prominent in mass media.
j. Cell phones
- Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On
April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, researcher and executive made the first mobile
telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment. In that same day, Cooper
placing a call to his rival, Joel S. Angel of Bell Labs..
- Cellphone is widely used by society and it makes easier to excommunicate
and live and work where they want. Over 90% of current users say it makes
them more efficient worker
a. Gravity
- Sir Isaac Newton, an English mathematician and physicist who lived from
1642-1727, discovered gravity when he saw a falling apple while thinking
about the forces of nature. Newton realized that some force must be acting
on falling objects like apples because otherwise they would not start moving
from the rest. He also realized that the moon would fly off away from Earth in
a straight line tangent to its orbit if some force was not causing it to fall
toward the Earth. The moon is only a projectile circling around the Earth under
attraction of Gravity. He then called this force, “gravity” and determined that
gravitational forces exist between all objects.
- The discovery of gravity led to law of universal gravitation, which holds that
those forces are proportional to the product of their masses and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between them. Thus, the said law
of universal gravitation is still used in Physics and Astronomy.
b. Telescope
- In 1608, a patent was submitted by eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey. Later
in 1609, Galileo improved design and applied astronomy. Development after
these two scientists is racketing. Different types of telescope were developed
for wide range wavelengths from radio to gamma rays. The development of
space observatories after 1960 allowed access to several bands impossible to
observe from the ground, including X-rays and longer wavelength infrared
bands
C. Processed Food
- dates back to prehistoric ages when crude processing incorporated
fermenting such as drying, preserving with salt, and various types of cooking
such as smoking, steaming and more. Processed food is commercially
prepared for ease of consumption. Main purpose of these foods in modern
days is to save time in such preparation. In Agriculture, processed food takes
a major role specifically in increasing shelf life of food product and thereby
ensures food safety.
d. Microscope
- Grinding glass to use or spectacles and magnifying glasses was
commonplace during the 13th century. In the late 16th century several Dutch
lens maker designed devices that magnified objects, but in 1609
Galileo Galilei perfected the first device known as the microscope. The
invention of the microscope allowed scientist and scholars to study the
microscopic creatures around them. The microscope allowed human beings
to step out of the world controlled by things unseen and into the world where
the agents that caused disease where visible, named and, over time,
prevented.
e. Radio
- is a decades of experimental investigation of radio waves and adaption to
signaling. Works of many scientists culminated in the building of an
engineering complete and commercially successful wireless communication
system by Guglielmo Marconi. Many argue that it is Popov is the first inventor
of radio but he didn’t patent his invention or commercialized them.
- The discovery of radio helps to establish the broadcast to provide real-time
information and can update the listener to latest event Thus, radio has the
ability to reach across borders and can become a valuable source of
information where reliable news is scarce.
f. Benzene Ring
- Benzene was discovered by three great men, first was in illuminating gas by
Micheal Faraday in 1825, then in heated benzoic acid with lime by Eilhardt
Mitscherlich in 1834, and isolated benzene from coal tar by A.W von Hofmann
in 1845. Although August Kekule was the one who visualized the ring structur
of benzene in 1865, the above scientist who discovered benzene greatly
helped Kekule.
- Benzene Ring discovery greatly contributed in industries that make use of
plastic, resins, nylon and synthetic fiber. Benzene also used to make some
type of lubricants, rubbers, dyes, detergents, drug and pesticide.
g. Large Hadron Collider
- Peter Higgs in 1960 postulated a particle that had interacted with other
particles at the beginning of the time to provide them with their mass
- Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world’s largest and highest energy
particle collider and the largestmachine in the world. It can conduct and
possible new facilities that could collides particles at energiesfar beyond what
the current LHC can achieve according to scientist
h. Guns
- The first successful rapid-fire firearm is the Gatling Gun invented by Richard
Gatling and fielded by Union forces during American Civil War in 1860s. But
as for our history, Chinese fire lances in 10th century was recognize the first
gun.
- The contribution of guns specifically during war to defend and protect has
been known. Though many says that the creation or invention of gun resolve
to violence and crime, technology like gun is always upon how the users of
the specific technology use it
i. Internet
- started with Nikola Tesla with the idea of world wireless system to the first
workable prototype of Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of
APARNET that used packet switching to allow multiple computers to
communicate on a single network.
- Internet is used regularly by one-third of the world 6.8 billion people. Thus,
internet has played an active role in users’ access to information and
community involvement. Mass media is a major route of science
communication, Internet; due to spread of the uniquestrengths and strong
communication ability is more prominent in mass media.
j. Cell phones
- Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On
April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper, researcher and executive made the first mobile
telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment. In that same day, Cooper
placing a call to his rival, Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs..
- Cellphone is widely used by society and it makes easier to telecommunicate
and live and work where they want. Over 90% of current users say it makes
them more efficient worker
- Grow your own garden – this campaign it is not always for people to be
Plantito or Plantita. I believe that one house must have either a succulent or
any plant This will help in purifying the air you breathe.
3. Create a comic . Try to imagine the world without technology, How do you
think your day-to-day life would be like? Do this by illustrating a scenario
where a certain technological innovation does not exist.
Below are examples you could use:
a. Watch
b. Phone
C. Light bulbs
d. Cars
e. Printing Press
f. Electricity