STS Chapt 1 p 12-21

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The Rise of Digital Age

computers, cellphones, etc are now readily available to pass information from one individual to another form here to even faraway places

Benjamin Franklin

distinguished negative and positive charges

Albert Einstein

theory of relativity

James Maxwell

unification theory of electricity and magnetism

Johannes Gutenberg

German blacksmith and publisher who introduced "movable type printing" in Europe

Product Classification

Textile Coal, iron and steel Transportation Communication Lighting Agriculture

Instagram

a fun photography application that is gaining fame all over the globe that can be used to enhance and give style to your photo which can later be shared with others using the same application

E-mail

an avenue by which messages are exchanged between people from different locations at a faster rate

Twitter

another networking website where people post and interact with messages or tweets (max of 140 characters)

Media

best example of institutionalized and mediated channels which can pass info through to people from all walks of life

Incunabula

books printed using presses in the beginning of gutenberg era; means "CRADLE OF BIRTHl

Pre-Gutenberg World

books were written and produces by hand

Information Age, Digital Age or New Media Age

change from traditional industry to an economy based on information computerization; easy access on any piece of information

E-mail

communication was made easier and faster

Industrial Revolution

covers the complex technological innovations that led to the substitution of machines and inanimate power for human skill and human and animal forces

Computers

designed simply for computations/mathematical calculations and simple decision-making capabilities

Facebook

developed by Mark Zuckerberg; a social networking website where people could contact one another and meet on line to share each other's thoughts, ideas, etc

Internet

developed in california; mostly used by the scientists to communicate with other scientists

19th century

developmental stage wherein science, technology, and industry united at a common ground

Computers

discovered by Charles Babbage who is the "father of computers"

World Wide Web

discovered by Sir Tim Berners-Lee for commercial purposes

Robert Hooke

discovery of cell

James Chadwick

discovery of neutron

Otto Hahn

discovery of nuclear fission

Clyde Tombaugh

discovery of pluto

Ernest Rutherford

discovery of proton

Heinrich Hertz

discovery, detection and production of radio waves

Post-Gutenberg World

emergence of the internet and the worldwide web

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

first mercury thermometer

Telephone

for long distance communication using wire and radio signals

Electric telegraph

for sending or receiving messages using electric transmission over wire

Radio

for wireless communication using electromagnetic waves

Gutenberg Revolution

introduction of printing, specifically the movable one

Fiber-optic

its discovery allowed the billions of bits of information to be received every minute

Youtube

largest on-line destination and the third most visited website; one of the best ways by which videos can be shared

Google

most used search engine in the worldwide web

Intel

one of the companies that developed faster microprocessor

Yahoo in Japan

one of the great competitors of Google

Twitter

one of the most visited website and is considered the "SMS of the Internet"

Messenger

originally developed as Facebook Chat in 2008; instant messaging service and software application that can be used to send messages to other people

Post-Gutenberg World

paved the way to the possible uploading and downloading of all forms of media instruments

Elite group of people

people who can afford to buy these hand-produced books

Edwin Hubble

presentation of galaxies as huge aggregation of stars; idea of the expansion of universe

Gutenberg era

responsible for shaping the nature of society and its underlying institutions

20th century to date

scientific theories were introduced and had influenced technological works in this century

18th to 19th century

the connection between science and technology was very minimal

Louis Pasteur

vaccine against rabies


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