Do you have a scientific attitude?

Name a person you would

consider having a scientific
attitude and explain why?
The Scientific Attitude
Tech Comm
Objectives
1. Define…..
2. Identify….
3. Present….
Galileo Galilei Italian Physicist, Astronomer,
Philosopher, Polymath, Engineer,
and mathematician.
Major role in the scientific revolution
of the 17th century
1564-1642 AD

Earth- not the center of the universe

You cannot teach a man anything; you

can only help him find it within
himself.

All truths are easy to understand once

they are discovered; the point is to
discover them.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the

same God who has endowed us with
sense, reason, and intellect has
intended us to forgo their use.
Aristotle Greek Philosopher, and
Polymath 384-322BC

We are what we

repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not
an act, but a habit.

It is the mark of an

educated mind to be able
to entertain a thought
without accepting it.
 • English mathematician, astronomer, and
Sir Isaac Newton physicist

• influential scientist and key figure in the

scientific revolution

• Built the first practical reflecting telescope

• Developed theory of color

• Laws of motion and universal gravitation

• 1643- 1727

• If I have seen further than others, it is by

standing upon the shoulders of giants.
• I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies,
but not the madness of people.
• Tact is the knack of making a point without
making an enemy.
Diosdado Banatao
Filipino-American entrepreneur and
engineer ; high-tech industry; developed the
first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon
coupler data-link

May 23, 1946

Ateneo de Tuguegarao, Mapua, Stanford

University

Founded: Cheips and technologies, S3

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Scientific attitude
• behavioral dispositions expected
in individuals who become
successful scientists.

• respect for evidence, honesty,

creativity, flexibility, curiosity,
objectivity and skepticism.
Scientific Attitudes
Belief
Curiosity
Critical Mindedness
Open Mindedness
Inventiveness
Risk Taking
Intellectual Honesty
Humility
Responsibility
Some men see things as
they are and say why.

I dream things that never

were and say why not?
Aisa Mijeno- an engineer and a social worker
- invented an alternative lighting system that uses salt and water.
The People's Choice Award at Startup Nations Summit 2014-
" ….born out of compassion for the people I met during my travels.”
Assignment- Oct 15
Talk about a person you consider
displaying scientific attitude.
1. Identity and brief background
2. Reasons you consider him/her
scientific
3. Present evidence
10 minutes max
Review criteria for evaluation