Science,

Technology
and
Society
Instructor: Jarah Abimael O. Dela Cruz
OBJECTIVES
1. Define Science, Technology and Society
2. To distinguish the difference between Science,
Technology and Society.

3. To distinguish the relationship of Science,

Technology and Society.
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Science, Technology, and Society Studies, or STS, is

an interdisciplinary field of academic teaching and

research, with elements of a social movement,

having as its primary focus the explication and
analysis of science and technology as complex social
constructs with attendant societal influences
entailing myriad epistemological, political, and
ethical questions.
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Science
Science comes from the Latin word "scientia",meaning ‘knowledge’. It
refers to a systematic and methodical activity of building and
organizing knowledge about how the universe behaves
throughobservation, experimentation or both.

Technology
The application of scientific knowledge, laws, and principles to
produce services, materials, tools, and machines aimed at solving
real-world problems. It comes from the Greek root word "techne",
meaning ‘art, skill, or cunning of hand’.

Society
Latin word “Societas” meaning friend, ally or interaction between
people. A Society is a group of individuals, which is characterized by
common interest and may have distinctive culture and institution.
Relationship
of Science,
Technology
and Society
Science and Technology
1. 2. 3.

SCIENCE explores for the

purpose of knowing. It is the We apply knowledge into a
SCIENCE is theory.
search for knowledge. series of procedures to make
TECHNOLOGY is
TECHNOLOGY explores for something useful to help us in
practice. the purpose of making our daily lives.
something useful from the

knowledge.

Science, Technology and

Society

Life of society becomes more convenient

because of technology. Science is applied to
make technology, and Technology is invented
to make the lie of society easier and more
convenient.
 Historical Antecedents in
which Social Considerations
changed the Course of
Science and Technology
 Science, Technology and
Society
Egyptians
Egyptian medicine was trial and error.
Egyptian doctors learned that if you covered an open wound
with moldy bread, the wound would heal quickly and cleanly.
Modern science tells us that certain bread molds produce
penicillin, a chemical that kills germs that infect wounds.
Egyptian doctors would feed the patient seeds from a
flowering plant called the poppy. Eating these poppy seeds
seemed to relieve the patient’s pain. Poppy seeds contain
both morphine and codeine, which are excellent pain-
relieving drugs still used today.
True Science Begins to Emerge (600 B.C. to 500 A.D.)

GREEKS
As far as historians can tell, the first true scientists were the ancient
Greeks.

THALES
Studied the heavens and tried to develop a unifying theme that would
explain the movement of the heavenly bodies (the planets and stars).
What he predicted, of course, was a solar eclipse, an event in which the
moon moves between the earth and the sun, mostly blocking the sun
from view.
ANAXIMANDER

He was much more interested in the study of life.

He is the first scientist who tried to explain the origin of the human
race without reference to a creator.
He believed that all life began in the sea, and at one time, humans
were actually some sort of fish. This idea was later resurrected by
other scientists, most notably Charles Darwin, and is today called
evolution.
ANAXIMENES

He believed that air was the most basic substance in nature.

He believed all things were constructed of air. When air is
thinned out, he thought, it grows warm and becomes fire. When
air is thickened, he thought, it condenses into liquid and solid
matter
He believed all things were constructed of air. When air is thinned
out, he thought, it grows warm and becomes fire. When air is
thickened, he thought, it condenses into liquid and solid matter
LEUCIPPUS

Greek scientist who lived perhaps 100 to 150 years after

Anaximenes. Historians believe that he built on the concepts of
Anaximenes and proposed that all matter is composed of little
units called “atoms.” As a result, Leucippus is known as the father
of atomic theory.
DEMOCRITUS

He believed that all matter was similar to sand. Even though a piece of
wood appears to be solid, it is, in fact, made up of little individual
particles that Democritus and his teacher called atoms. Democritus
was not well received in his time, but later scientists picked up on his
ideas and refined them.
Other Notable Greek Scientists
ARISTOTLE

Aristotle is often called the father of the life sciences. He wrote

volumes of works on many things, including philosophy, mathematics,
logic, and physics. His greatest work, however, was in the study of
living things. He was the first to make a large-scale attempt at the
classification of animals and plants
ARCHIMEDES ( ark uh me' deez)

He did great work in mathematics, and he used much of what he

discovered in math to advance science. Archimedes was really
one of the first scientists to demonstrate how closely
mathematics and science are linked. Archimedes is probably best
known for his work with fluids. He was the first to show how you
could predict whether or not an object would float in a liquid.
The Progress of Science Stalls
for a While (500 A.D. to 1000
A.D.)