Science, Invention, Engineering, and Manufacturing

• Path from nature to our daily lives

Science

• Uncovering how nature works ….– Concrete

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

– Abstract

• Mathematics

• Psychology

• Detect, describe, confirm, model, extend

Invention

• Applying scientific principles to produce useful effect.– New use for materials

– Harnessing energy

– “Labor savings”

– Extending human capabilities

Engineering

• Make an invention practical– Efficient

– Cheap

– Durable

– Safe

– Manufacture-able

– Smaller or larger

• Create infrastructure to support the invention• Factory

• Transportation

• Repair and support

• Disposal

Manufacturing and Construction

• Replicating the invention– Often with unskilled or uneducated labor

– “Commodity”

• Installing the invention in the field

• Often with unskilled or uneducated labor

The Automobile

Nuclear Power

Cell Phone

Your Turn

• Describe the science, inventions, and engineering necessary for the a Suspension Bridge

Homework

• Describe the science, inventions, and engineering necessary for the following technologies.1. Air Conditioning

2. Television

• (I suggest you find out how these technologies work.)• Include your references.