| HIS 111 |
History of Science
and Technology |
| 3 crs. 3 hrs. |
In this historical survey of the emergence and development
of a recognizable science and technology, the interrelationships
between science and technology will be brought out.
Some of the principal topics considered include science
and technology in prehistory; ancient Babylonian, Egyptian,
and Greek science and culture; Medieval medical technology
and science; the scientific revolution of the seventeenth
century; Darwinian evolution; the conquest of epidemic
diseases; and the development of nuclear weapons. Critical
analysis will cover the nature of scientific ideas,
the scientific method, and scientific communities;
relations between science, technology, and medicine;
and the place
of science in modern society. |
|
The City University
of New York
Back