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Natural Science and Technology for classroom 4
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Assignment 02
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Natural Science and Technology for classroom 4
Renaissance
Prior to the development of modern engineering, artisans and craftsmen such as millwrights,
clockmakers, instruments maker, and surveyors used mathematics. Aside from these
professions, universities were thought to have little practical significance in terms of
technology. The mining engineering treatise, which also included section on geology, mining,
and chemistry, is a standard reference for the state of mechanical arts during the Renaissance.
The invention of the movable cast metal type printing press, with a pressing mechanism
adapted from an olive screw press, resulted in a massive increase in the number of books and
titles published. The era is distinguished by significant technological advances such as linear
perceptivity, double shell domes, and bastion fortresses. Taccola and Leonard da Vinci
provided a detailed understanding of the mechanical technology that was known and used at
the time.
20th Century
This century
4th Industrial Revolution
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The
Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and
information technology to automate production. Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building
on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century.
It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical,
digital, and biological spheres.
There are three reasons why today’s transformations represent not merely a prolongation of the
Third Industrial Revolution but rather the arrival of a Fourth and distinct one: velocity, scope, and
systems impact. The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent. When compared
with previous industrial revolutions, the Fourth is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear
pace. Moreover, it is disrupting almost every industry in every country. And the breadth and depth
of these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production, management, and
governance.
Natural Science and Technology for classroom 4
NST2602
Assignment 02
, lOMoARcPSD|908 298 9
Natural Science and Technology for classroom 4
Renaissance
Prior to the development of modern engineering, artisans and craftsmen such as millwrights,
clockmakers, instruments maker, and surveyors used mathematics. Aside from these
professions, universities were thought to have little practical significance in terms of
technology. The mining engineering treatise, which also included section on geology, mining,
and chemistry, is a standard reference for the state of mechanical arts during the Renaissance.
The invention of the movable cast metal type printing press, with a pressing mechanism
adapted from an olive screw press, resulted in a massive increase in the number of books and
titles published. The era is distinguished by significant technological advances such as linear
perceptivity, double shell domes, and bastion fortresses. Taccola and Leonard da Vinci
provided a detailed understanding of the mechanical technology that was known and used at
the time.
20th Century
This century
4th Industrial Revolution
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The
Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and
information technology to automate production. Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building
on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century.
It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical,
digital, and biological spheres.
There are three reasons why today’s transformations represent not merely a prolongation of the
Third Industrial Revolution but rather the arrival of a Fourth and distinct one: velocity, scope, and
systems impact. The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent. When compared
with previous industrial revolutions, the Fourth is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear
pace. Moreover, it is disrupting almost every industry in every country. And the breadth and depth
of these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production, management, and
governance.
