History of science

This practice, originated by the Ancient Greeks, is still used in modern science, where a theory can only be held tenable if it can be verified by lab work, data, experimentation, or research. Aside from contributing to the scientific method in general, the Greeks left a wealth of discoveries- some spot on, and some that were…

our being left back as a people and it still acts as the major hindrance of African Americans. In Tariq Nasheeds, Hidden Color, he discusses some of the reasons the contributions of African and aboriginal people have been left out of the pages of history. He also mentions a case where a young black male was told that he was mentally challenged although he was not. This young man, went his whole life being told what he could not do, that he could not perform, and that he did not have the correct…

was considered to be a very scholarly practice, especially for Chinese, Indian, and Mayan cultures. These ancient traditions developed extremely elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations. During Mesopotamian history astrology was an accepted study along with alchemy before the scientific revolution. But after the turning of the seventeenth century, astrology was called into question and cast away.This is when the scientific community labeled astrology as a…

The history of humankind is an extremely complex process unlike any other. The complicated process has lasted about two million years. Humans are still evolving and creating new things to further improve the modern world. Based on the book, Sapiens, I can conclude that three things conceptualized the modern world, the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution, and the Scientific Revolution. These three events shaped the modern world into what it is today and without any of these three…

father, Phidias, was an astronomer. The fact that his father was an astronomer made him motivated to do all the inventions he did. He was really close to King Hieron and his son, Gelon. He worked for them, when he lived in Alexandria. He invented the sciences of mechanics and hydrostatics, the center of gravity, calculated pi to the most precise value known, produced formulas to calculate the areas of regular shapes, and the Archimedes screw. Only mentioning some, he got a lot more of inventions…

For decades, researchers have been making large strides in medical science, causing the cost of medical research and care to rise drastically. Many medical institutions remain dedicated to nonprofit studies with the goal of benefiting the greater community, but a large portion of them choose to commercialize in order to turn a profit, causing many to debate whether or not it is ethical to put a price on a human life. One contributor to the argument is Rebecca Skloot, whose book, The Immortal…

further, and advanced as well medical ethics. The Hippocratic Oath, passed from many changes from its creation after was written in Greece in the 5th century, even then today it is practiced by the medical professional. From the ancient times the history of the medicine is constantly changing since our ancestry treated diseases with herbal remedies and prayer to today that doctors are using organs transplant and including blood transfusion. The Humoral concept of diseases, anatomical and Germ…

relatively famous musician (Not my Truth), has made headlines stating through a grouping of social media posts on twitter that in fact “the shape of the planet is actually flat.” (Jeremy Gordon) Because this concept is not supported by the mainstream science community or backed up with any physical TRUTHS, it is in fact an example of a “truth” that can be defined as being a personal one in regards to B.O.B and not universally accepted at all.…

I passed my requirements with ease and even began doing better in my college-level math classes. When it came time to fulfill my science requirement, I chose biology thinking back to Mrs. Otto’s class and how much I enjoyed it compared to other sciences. When I began this class I was expecting to be in over my head but, what began as a doubtful semester turned out to be one that would forever change my college career. I was getting A’s on…

One of the things I wanted to do was to conduct scientific research because of my interest in the science behind medicine; fortunately, I was able to do that the summer of my freshman year. As part of the Vanderbilt Minority Summer Research Program, I investigated the migration patterns of natural killer cells to ultimately discover ways one could direct…