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Science's contribution to modern european history
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Robert Hooke's Micrographia
Robert Hooke
Robert's Hooke discoveries in microbiology as well as the describtion of microorganisms in his book Micrographia, allowed a better understanding of infectious diseases and advances in the fields of medicine and biology, corrolating with the following demographic growth observed during the 18th century. -
Encyclopaedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts
The Enlightenment and Science The Encyclopeadia, a collection of 17 books published (1751-1772) during the period of Enlightenment under the direction of Diderot and D'Alembert, assembled a collection of scientific articles meant for the popularizatoin of science and the sharing of new discoveries within the society. -
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Alfred Nobel and the Dynamite
Second Industrial Revolution The Dynamite symbolizes the first real explosif, which was used in carbon mining. The need for carbon resulted from the two industrial revolutions, characterized by the construction of railways, and steamboats as well as the rise of cities. -
Albert Einstein and Nuclear Physics
In 1905, Albert Einstein publishes his theory of relativty and time, and by that touching on the field of nuclear physics. The equations that he establishes, E=mc^2 will later on be used to patent the Atomic Bomb, in the Manhattan project (1942). Although, this wasn't his primary intention, Einstein's researches allowed the birth of the most dangerous mass destruction weapon known in 1945. -
The Gas Mask
Chemical Weapons in World War I The 20th century introduce Europe to a new way of making war, with chemical weapons and the use of gases. The invention of the gas mask by Garett Morgan had for purpous to protect soldiers from poisonous gases. One of the main consequences of the firts World War was the dehumanization od the society, accustumed to the brutality. -
Alan Turing and the computer
Alan Turing: Computation During World War 2, the scientist Alan Turing broke the nazi navy code emited by the Enigma machine, with his decripting machine ("Turing Machine") assembeling in the process the firt computer, and contributing to the begining of a new scientific field: computation and algorythmy.
