An important debate on basic subjects is being made nowadays. Some people claim that Science and Technology is more significant than History, while others argue the opposite. I personally believe that all three subjects are equally crucial components of a strong curriculum.
Science and Technology have great benefits for history studies as well as they have for other studies. It can be easily seen if their roles are examined separately. For instance, Carbon-14 dating is a multifaceted technique of dating fossils and archaeological samples from 500 to 500, 000 years old. This method is widely used by numerous scientists in related fields, including historians. Likewise, technology became a sort of assistant for historians. According to a survey conducted by the American Historical Association in fall 2015, very large proportion of its historian members used library-supported databases, online archives, and digital cameras between 2010 and 2015. As such, it is evident that Science and Technology make vital contributions to history studies.
However, societies can not make progress in any field of science and technology without knowing historical development. Particularly, history of science provides the scientists with the essential knowledge for their studies. For example, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei’s work on forces helped Isaac Newton, one of the leading mathematician and physicist, develop his “dynamics”. Similarly, in the twentieth century, German-American physicist Albert Einstein challenged the Newton’s theory of gravity, which had defined the human being’s perception of universe since the end of the seventeenth century, and improved his theory of general relativity. Thus, having historical background plays a crucial role in the advancement of science and technology.
Then, both Science and Technology and History should have equal share in the curriculum, because the former facilitates the history studies, while the latter promotes the development in science and technology
An
important
debate on basic subjects is
being made
nowadays.
Some
people
claim that
Science
and
Technology
is more significant than
History
, while others argue the opposite. I
personally
believe that all three subjects are
equally
crucial components of a strong curriculum.
Science and
Technology
have great benefits for
history
studies
as well
as they have for other
studies
. It can be
easily
seen
if their roles
are examined
separately
.
For instance
, Carbon-14 dating is a multifaceted technique of dating fossils and archaeological samples from 500 to 500, 000 years
old
. This method is
widely
used
by numerous scientists in related fields, including historians.
Likewise
,
technology
became a sort of assistant for historians. According to a survey conducted by the American Historical Association in fall 2015,
very
large proportion of its historian members
used
library-supported databases, online archives, and digital cameras between 2010 and 2015. As such, it is evident that
Science
and
Technology
make
vital contributions to
history
studies.
However
, societies can not
make
progress in any field of
science
and
technology
without knowing historical development.
Particularly
,
history
of
science
provides the scientists with the essential knowledge for their
studies
.
For example
, Italian philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Galileo
Galilei
’s work on forces
helped
Isaac Newton, one of the leading mathematician and physicist, develop his “dynamics”.
Similarly
, in the twentieth century, German-American physicist Albert Einstein challenged the Newton’s theory of gravity, which had defined the human being’s perception of universe since the
end
of the seventeenth century, and
improved
his theory of general relativity.
Thus
, having historical background plays a crucial role in the advancement of
science
and technology.
Then, both
Science
and
Technology
and
History
should have equal share in the curriculum,
because
the former facilitates the
history
studies
, while the latter promotes the development in
science
and
technology