Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
academies
|
advance science and technology through societies that sought to be applied as consultants to governments, to create technologies, and patent applications; most often gave public lectures; RSL
|
|
Cabeo
|
Jesuit who concocted a theory of impact from observations that he used to replace Gilbert’s watery effluvia; repeated Gilbert’s list of experimental observations and extended list of materials; published Philosophia magnetica
|
|
Columbus
|
discovered declination (changes direction when changing longitude)
|
|
Desaguliers
|
first used terms conductor and insulator in 1739
|
|
Gilbert
|
first to distinguish b/t electrostatic and magnetic attraction; Da Magnete where he reports all of his findings; differences b/t amber and magnetic attractions; theory of electrification- removal of fluid can humour and leaving effluvium atmosphere around the body; treatise based on experimentation; earth is a huge magnet
|
|
Guericke
|
built 1st machine to generate electric sparks
|
|
Hawksbee
|
created glass tube that was a more efficient static electric generation device in 1706- able to demonstrate electrostatic repulsion and attraction; later felt threatened by Gray’s work and put 2 of his observations as his own
|
|
Heibron
|
science historian; Elements of Early Modern Physics; describes era of Early electrical science and divides it into 4 periods
|
|
Jesuits
|
Intellectuals of Roman Catholic church who set up schools throughout Europe; Cabeo, Kircher, Lana
|
|
Kircher
|
preserved demonstrations of electricity he considered natural magic in his museum
|
|
Lana
|
Student of Kircher and Schott; “igneo-sulphureous principle”- became standard theory on continent; associated electric and magnetic forces with a common occult practice
|
|
Perigrinus du Mericourt
|
identity of magnetic poles (doesn’t change); magnetic poles remained distinct when broken apart; unlike poles attracts; strong magnet can reverse the polarity of a weak one
|
|
Robert Norman
|
described inclination (compass tilts up when closer to the poles)
|
|
Thales of Miletus
|
Gave an interpretation of matter- water is the basis of all things; intrigued that magnetite attracts iron and rubbed amber attracts a light, dry object
|
|
Tseung Kung-Liang
|
Wu Ching tsung yao- book of military techniques that describes the magnetized iron fish that floats in water and is used for finding south
|
|
technology
|
Something that will change the world or reshape the environment that involves the tools, processes, and social context; Greek techne- craft, art or knowledge
|
|
germline genetic therapy
|
substitution to egg or sperm cell, which will correct a genetic abnormality in all subsequent cells- beyond capabilities
|
|
somatic therapy
|
conducted on adult cells and confined to those cells treated; not very successful in human beings and often harmful
|
|
embryonic stem cell
|
capable of division for long periods of time and can be induced to differentiate into other types of cells; help cure diseases but it is unethical and feeds abortions debate; found in 3-5 day old embryos and are easy to differentiate (pluripotent)
|
|
adult stem cell
|
found in fully developed human body is bone marrow but also in muscle, skin, blood, and brain; generate replacement for cells that have been damaged but lack versatility and not pluripotent
|
|
biomechatronics
|
development of devices that aid the human body such as cochlear implants, prostheses, pacemakers, artificial knees and hips, and lens implants
|
|
renewable energy sources
|
The sun, wind, water, and thermal energy of the earth are renewable.
|
|
artificial intelligence
|
a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers; the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior
|
|
nanotechnology
|
the design and production of devices or materials on the scale of 1 to 100 nanometers, one nanometer being one billionth of a meter.
|
|
GM crops
|
stronger and more nutritional foods; Food items that have had their DNA changed through genetic engineering. Combining genes from different organisms is known as recombinant DNA technology,
|
|
snow gap
|
Division b/t science and humanities community w/ regard to communication, vales, language, work ethics, ways of thinking, and methods
|
|
digital divide
|
gap b/t the “haves” and “have lesses” especially with computer technology due to age, race, economics, skills, and education
|