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Physica et Mystica |
Textbook in Egypt which talked about alchemy |
Et = Egypt Mystica = Magic |
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Razi Al created |
The Secret of Secrets, alchemist book about producing gold |
Razi is dazzled all by himself |
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What are some goals of Alchemy |
Elixer of life Transmutation |
Everything from anything |
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Who was the last alchemist |
James Prince, published book on making gold from mercury |
James wanted to be a prince with riches |
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What was birthed from Alchemy |
Experimental approach Dyes and perfumes How to make fine China |
Scientists and manipulation |
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William Gilbert created |
"De Magnate", discovered electricity. Birthed method for repeatable experiments (posted in his study how to repeat it). |
William has ll which is a parallel connection |
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Francis Bacon |
Main person to propose experimentalism |
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What is Bacons method for establishing facts |
1) Repeatable Experiments 2) Reductionism 3) Objectivity 4) Public witnessing 5) Must publish so other scientists can replicate |
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Why was Instrauratio Magna so influential |
Used to insult old Aristilian ways of living. Pillars on front cover represent moving beyond ancient knowledge. Written by Francis Bacon |
Instructions to get passed this level |
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Royal society was |
Universal system to collect scientific knowledge Privately funded |
Royals are independent, they collect things themselves |
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The first scientific journal was |
Philosophical Transactions |
Phil came before science, transactions were first things written |
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Isaac Newton discovered |
Calculus Laws of gravity Laws of motion |
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Who is known as the "Holy Other" |
Isaac Newton |
Laws of everything |
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Who published Isaac Newton was an alchemist |
Betty Dobbs |
I bet he dabs |
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Who produced "Principia" and why was it so influential |
Isaac Newton Had universal laws which discredited hierarchy structure (previously thought some people are born better) |
Changed everything |
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What started the Industrial revolution |
Steam and stuff |
Need the fire under your a** |
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Who's Denis Papin |
Introduced piston/cylinder steam engine Concept of steamboat |
Papin was piping |
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Who developed the steam engine |
Thomas Newcomen |
New commers come from the sea |
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What did James Watt do |
Invented external condenser to increase efficiency |
Gotta reduce them watts for efficiency |
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What did James Pickard do |
Invented crank and flywheel for steam engine Caused revolution Great mathematician |
When James picked at his crank shaft it got steamy |
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Who is Prince Albert |
Man who merged art and work Royal commissioner Helped fund Crystal Palace |
Albert acts as an artist |
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Who created the plans for Crystal Palace |
Joseph Paxton A man who was obsessed with building greenhouses |
Packs tons of people in it |
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Alexander Bain created |
The printer, scanner, and fax machine |
Bain was vain and wanted to be toned |
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What views did Robert Merton hold |
Externalist Believed puratians birthed SR |
Biggest robbers are religion |
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Edgar Zilsel help views on |
Externalism SR created by craftsmen |
Zilsel like chisel used by... |
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Who was Harold Innis |
Externalist who believed SR created by printing press |
The daily Harold |
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What was the first time tech overcame natural forces |
A steamboat (Pyroscaphe Jouffroy) |
Pyros get steamed when the can't burn stuff |
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Who is Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
Most famous engineer Designed largest ship, 25 railroads, 130 bridges, caused revolution in transportation |
Disembark from old transportation |
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Who made a ship that incorporated iron (first) |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Great Britain 'Ocean Liner' |
Britain's ship yards |
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What was the Great Eastern |
Biggest ship of it's time (4x larger than titanic) Airtight water compartments |
The east is huge |
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What was the first vehicle |
Puffing Devil |
Blazing in the car makes your eyes redder than the devils dick |
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What was the first locomotive on a railroad track? |
Catch me who can |
Catch me if you can, on land, shi**y remake |
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What did Trevithick do |
Invented modern boiler Failed because of James Watt |
Trey Parker boils peoples blood |
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What change did railroads bring |
Allowed transportation for people of all classes |
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What did Karl Benz do |
First automobile fueled by gas |
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What team created Daimler Co. |
Wilhelm Mayback and Gottlilb Wilhelm |
Will help daims |
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Who was the first person to survive a flight |
Yuan Huangton, c.550AD |
You hang to it |
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Who built the first 'aircraft'? |
Clememt Ader |
Cement that flies |
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Who built the first zeppelin |
Count Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf Von Zeppelin |
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What did the Wright brothers do before airplanes |
Bicycle producers Wanted to make airplane to sell to American army |
On a bicycle made for two |
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Innovations made by Wright brothers |
Long narrow wings (better lift) Modern propeller |
Bike makers spin and are tall |
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Which airplane made by the Wright brothers caught the attention of the US military |
Flyer III, flights over 1 hour |
Ain't nothing flyer than my birthday |
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What aircraft was the first bomber and passenger aircraft |
Sikorsky S-22, made in Russia |
Sick bombs you swatted David in last nights game |
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What are pros/cons of Turbojet |
Pros: More efficent/reliable than internal combustion engine Cons: Needs more precision |
I can't make a jet |
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What are pros/cons of Turbo fan |
Pros: Quite and fuel efficent Powered by cold air Cons: Expensive |
Dyson airblade |
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What are pros/cons of Ramjet |
Pros: Can possibly reach Mach 5 Cons: Must be going Mach 2 to start (2500 km/h) Highly classified |
I'll ram you fast and secretly |
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Who built the first jet plane |
Henri Coanda, Romanian scientist (taken to France) |
Jets hard to make like hard coated candy
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Who built the first mass produced jet engine |
Hans von Ohain, German physicist |
We need all Hans on deck to build this jet |
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What aircraft is every subsequent one modeled after |
ME 262 |
Everyone is modeled after me too |
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What was the ME 262 used for |
Hitler used as bomber (designed as a fighter) |
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What were crucial design aspects of a good plane |
1) Swept wing 2) Large control surfaces 3) Powerful Engines 4) Coke bottle principle |
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What was Canada's most advanced aircraft |
Arrow CF-105 |
Kohen's and archer |
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What was so impressive about Arrow CF-105 |
Flown by computer Built out of titanium Mach 2 Most advanced of its time |
Arrows have points like tits |
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Why did the Lockhead SR-71 Blackbird have no weapons |
It was faster than rockets |
Can't touch what you can't see |
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What are the limitations of high speed aircraft's |
Bodies cannot withstand speeds of high magnitude |
Need some Triactin |
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What is the lottery ticket in Vienna |
The tale of why Hitler hates the Jews. didn't wain the lottery and blamed the Jews |
Sore losers |
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What is Technoscience |
Science and tech is a power 'Big Science' - Gov., universities, private companies integrate science and tech |
Work it |
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What tech came from WWII (from Germany) |
Atomic energy/bomb Nuclear reactor Modern computers TV / radio Voice recorder Radio controlled devices (like V1 guided missles) |
All fun tech |
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Who designed the first hybrid tank |
Porshe Needed electric motor to start tank, gas powered after |
To fat to move on it's own |
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What aircraft hit worlds speed record (in WWII) |
ME 163 |
Me is fastest one |
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What design did the JU 287 incorporate |
Reverse sweep wing |
U is upside down n |
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What was the name of the vertical take-off airplane and what were it's problems |
BA 349 Pilots broke neck on ascent |
Going up is BAd |
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What were the F-86, MIG 15, and Sabre aircrafts modeled after |
ME 163 |
Everyone copies me, the one and only |
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What was the first book on rocketry |
Great Art of Artillery, Kazimerz Siemienowicz |
Art alliteration |
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What was the first book on space exploration |
Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Rocket Devices, Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky |
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Who was Robert Goddard |
Built and flew liquid powered rockets first |
Get closer to God |
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Who was an SS officer and Director for NASA |
Wernher Magnus Maximillan von Braun |
Wieners are brown after you pull out from behind. Better yet stick it in the front butt |
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What were the rockets built for Hitler |
A1-A12 |
Hitlers multiplication tables. Keep the first letter simple. |
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What is Mittelwerk |
Worlds largest underground factory A concentration camp Used to produce secret weapons |
Middle of the Earth |
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What was the V2 |
Unstoppable rocket, could take out city blocks 4 times speed of sound |
Second version is the best |
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Who was in the Space Race |
USSR and USA, took Nazi scientists |
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Sputnik 1 |
Missile sent to space, could be dropped at any time |
Splunk down first |
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When/why was NASA formed |
1958, built in response to R7 |
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Sputnik 2 |
First animal in space (Laika) |
I love dogs and potatoes 2 |
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Luna 2 |
First man made object to reach surface of moon (USSR) |
Luna is the moon |
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Vostok 1 |
Sent first human to space, Yuri Gargarin |
Vostok people |
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Luna 9 |
Soft landing on the moon |
Gotta be gentle later on |
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Venera 3 |
First spacecraft to reach another planet (Venus) |
Venus |
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Zond 5 |
Object orbited moon, returned to Earth |
Z path |
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Apollo 11 |
Sent first man to moon |
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What was the first Space Shuttle |
Columbia, reusable craft |
First best friend |
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What views did Samuel Florman hold |
Technological determinism (everything is determined by tech) Engineers are independent from external factors (engineers are not to blame for wrong doings of creations) |
Floor men stay there as they are only good for designing |
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Lewis Mumford |
Proposed machines dominating humans is a myth, untrue because rockets cannot be reversed after launch |
Mumford and sons are peaceful |
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What group first argued against tech |
Luddites |
Lunatics |
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Where does the term 'Sleepers' come from |
Jacques Ellul, thinks we are controlled by tech Think of Egypt and their priets, people cannot see outside of scope of tech |
Lul you to sleep, can't move and can't controll yourself |
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Who wrote Technopoly and what are the 3 main points |
Neil Postman 1) Tech requires a trade-off 2) Transforms society 3) We are obedient to tech |
Postmen play monopoly |
