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History of science and technology
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For historical accounts of the development of science and technology, see history of science and history of technology. History of science | | Background[hide] * Theories/sociology * Historiography * Pseudoscience | By era[hide] * In early cultures * in Classical Antiquity * In the Middle Ages * In the Renaissance * Scientific revolution * Romanticism in science | By culture[hide] * African * Byzantine * Chinese * Indian * Islamic | Natural sciences[hide] * Astronomy * Biology * Botany * Chemistry * Ecology * Evolution * Geology * Geophysics * Paleontology * Physics | Mathematics[hide] * Algebra * Calculus * Combinatorics * Geometry * Logic * Probability * Statistics * Trigonometry | Social sciences[hide] * Anthropology * Economics * Geography * Linguistics * Political science * Psychology * Sociology * Sustainability | Technology[hide] * Agricultural science * Computer science * Materials science | Medicine[hide] * Medicine | Navigational pages[hide] * Timelines * Portal * Categories | * v * t * e |
The history of Science and Technology (HST) is a field of history which examines how humanity 's understanding of the natural world (science) and ability to manipulate it (Technology) have changed over the centuries. This academic discipline also studies the cultural, economic, and political impacts of scientific innovation.
Histories of science were originally written by practicing and retired scientists, starting primarily with William Whewell, as a way to communicate the virtues of science to the public. In the early 1930s, after a famous paper given by the Soviet historian Boris Hessen, was focused into looking at the ways in which scientific practices were allied with the needs and
History of science and technology
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For historical accounts of the development of science and technology, see history of science and history of technology. History of science | | Background[hide] * Theories/sociology * Historiography * Pseudoscience | By era[hide] * In early cultures * in Classical Antiquity * In the Middle Ages * In the Renaissance * Scientific revolution * Romanticism in science | By culture[hide] * African * Byzantine * Chinese * Indian * Islamic | Natural sciences[hide] * Astronomy * Biology * Botany * Chemistry * Ecology * Evolution * Geology * Geophysics * Paleontology * Physics | Mathematics[hide] * Algebra * Calculus * Combinatorics * Geometry * Logic * Probability * Statistics * Trigonometry | Social sciences[hide] * Anthropology * Economics * Geography * Linguistics * Political science * Psychology * Sociology * Sustainability | Technology[hide] * Agricultural science * Computer science * Materials science | Medicine[hide] * Medicine | Navigational pages[hide] * Timelines * Portal * Categories | * v * t * e |
The history of Science and Technology (HST) is a field of history which examines how humanity 's understanding of the natural world (science) and ability to manipulate it (Technology) have changed over the centuries. This academic discipline also studies the cultural, economic, and political impacts of scientific innovation.
Histories of science were originally written by practicing and retired scientists, starting primarily with William Whewell, as a way to communicate the virtues of science to the public. In the early 1930s, after a famous paper given by the Soviet historian Boris Hessen, was focused into looking at the ways in which scientific practices were allied with the needs and
References: * University of Kings College has a degree program in History of Science and Technology * Lehigh University offers an undergraduate level STS concentration (founded in 1972) and a graduate program with emphasis on the History of Industrial America.[40]