SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY
• The United Kingdom has been prominent in the scientific and technological world
• This development is also due because the united kingdom was one of the
countries that had great growth at the time of the industrial revolution with
products such as iron, pharmaceuticals, chocolate manufacturing, footwear
manufacturing, etc.
• In this area is important to talk about The Royal Society that now is known as the
National Academy of Sciences, and is one of the oldest scientific societies still in
existence.
• Some scientists who stood out are:
• Sir Isaac Newton with the Principia Mathematica ushered in physics; and also
known as the father of classical mechanics.
• Another scientist is John Napier that introduced the logarithms
• James Joule worked on thermodynamics
• And also Charles Darwin with his principle of evolution
HEALTHCARE
• The National Health Service was founded in 1948.
• Since that year the three basic principles of the service are
• Meet everyone's needs
• Free care
• Service based on clinical need, not the ability to pay.
• The NHS budget comes from paying taxes and the national budget
• The NHS is currently divided into four units depending on the
constituent country of the United Kingdom and those are the NHS
England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales and Health and Care NI (Northern
Ireland)
PREGUNTA
• ¿Cuáles son los aportes de la ciencia de reino unido en la actualidad?