The use of new materials made the second Industrial Revolution increase in size and technology, and mature more.ElectricityThe first dynamo, or electric generator, was developed in 1831. ... The telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, had promise of being an even greater technology. ... The overall effect of both new technologies was to connect the world more closely, and to facilitate further industrialization. ... Scientific Ideas The Industrial Revolution managed to catalyze dramatic advances in scientific knowledge. ... Like the scientific developments, the social develop...

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Subsequent to the Middle Ages, populations in Western Europe began developing technology that enhanced their ability to generate products and which led to significantly higher standards of living than populations elsewhere on the planet. ... Unfortunately, natural resources do not become economic assets until the knowledge and means of using them (technology) becomes available. ... The single most important contribution of western science is that it linked science and technology by way of the scientific method, requiring systematic experimentation. Technology until the industrial revolution wa...

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Scientific expeditions to Antarctica have been officially limited in length for this very reason. ... Recent scientific concerns about freon's impact on the ozone layer, however, have come up against sharp resistance from consumers who worry that other chemical refrigerants may not have the same effectiveness as freon, which is the most popular "active ingredient- in car and home air conditioning systems (Makhijani, 79). ... Mending the Ozone Hole: Science, Technology, and Policy. ...

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Then why is it that Asia is looked at as being inferior when Europe is so caught up in the technological and scientific discoveries of the east? It would be unfair to place technological and scientific discoveries of the east aside and say that the rest of the world had nothing to do with them. ... The world is becoming smaller and more connected every day through technology and people are able to comprehend what is going on worldwide more everyday then the day prior to it. ...

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In peacetime, this serves to promote friendly relations between sending states and receiving states, helping to develop their economic, cultural and scientific relations. ... Improved technology and communication, and the presence of an international media are challenging the function of the diplomat as an observer and reporter, since the home government can now enjoy easy access to information. ... At the same time, diplomacy still has a role in collecting information, since the expanded scope of foreign relations ensures that more data would be needed and cannot be handled by technology an...

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People may argue that using animals in scientific experiments has led to many discoveries that have improved our quality of life. ... Scientists use rodents rather than dogs and cats, and have been able to develop alternatives and somewhat humane ways of testing on them such as the duplication of human cells through computer technology. ... The truth is that many different animals are utilized for scientific experiments including cats, dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, frogs, and turtles (Animal Experimentation"). ...

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Before the scientific era, people would turn to their faith for answers. ... According to law books in the Middle Ages, the act of witchcraft is talking and working with evil spirits.2 Witches were used to explain anything unfortunate that would happen (storms, miscarriages, fights and illness etc.) and it was only until the scientific era did society stop believing in witches as a whole. ... There has been approximately 400 deaths in England, 90 percent of them being women.12 Just because we live in a modern age with knowledge and technology that doesn't mean the idea of witches has gone...

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As we advance into the future the technology should be a more cost effective way and find ways to present space as a tourist spot. ... To date, the demand for launches has derived mainly from the demand for satellites for communications, meteorology, surveillance, scientific research, etc.. ... It is very important that the world, specifically the general consumers and policy makers, recognize energy as a resource-to be preserved and renewed using today's technology. ...

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This was the period known in Japanese history as the Meiji Restoration; after centuries of military governments which had followed a policy of enforced isolation from the outside world a revolution led to the re-establishment of imperial rule and the opening up of the country to overseas trade and technology. ... From his observations in both West and East civilizations, he had found that each had certain strong points and weak points bound up in its moral teachings and scientific theories. ...

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When the cities and territories become wider and expanded, there was a close collaboration with the development of science & technology around the world, the USA's National Academy of Sciences happens to be developing a large effort to promote scientific swap and to help build and support the capacity of local governments in smaller cities in the developing world to address their own serious metropolitan challenges. ...

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Economically, it was the desire to make a lot of money and expand foreign trade, competing for resources and exporting industrial technology. ... For some it was for exploration, just finding new land could conduct new scientific research and expand our knowledge of the world. ...

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