Sci&Tech History

Francis Bacon words ‘knowledge is power’ express his world view which, “took a deliberately strong position against the idea of a separation and opposition between techniques and science, manual and intellectual work, and mechanical and liberal art.(Hiskes, 1986)” The unity between material (technique) and non-material (intellectual) can also be seen in Japanese tradition include the […]

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After following bio energy actors in the university, I found three patterns which have been used by each actor that I followed. The first one, use a top-down approach to extend his network by modulates its impact to the government. The second, extend his network by using a network approach; start from existing interest by […]

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In 1887, US President Grover Cleveland signed the Hatch Act. The act provided some public support of science through the establishment of agricultural research station in each state, the founding of the National Academy of Sciences during the Civil War, and the 1898 appropriation by Congress, with some daring and much criticism, of $50 thousand […]

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Deterministic, order and predictable are several characteristics which pointed to technology. These characteristic are used to ‘attack’ wilderness of nature, and workers. Tool to count our attendance at the office for an example, make our habit become predictable, at least physically. The measurement continues by quantify our performance with numbers. Motivation can be transformed into […]

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There are at least three features of natural objects a laboratory science doesn’t have to accommodate(Knorr-Cetine, 1999):

It does not need to put up with an object as it is, it can be substitute transformed and partial versions.
It does need to […]

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The increasing of computer and internet using this decade has influenced the consumerism habits. It change has also influence the social classes. As noted by Rosenbush, those who are unfamiliar with or lack computer skills are being referred to as “technology underclassed.” These new segmenting groups, impact the lifestyles and the quality of life of […]

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One of the sub-topics of this blog was labeled STS. An acronym for Science and Technology Studies, or sometimes also refer to Science, technology and Society. STS label was introduced around 1960s which in viewing relation between science, technology, and society, and how each of them influences the others, while its themes has been anticipated […]

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In Uganda, living with HIV/AIDS is become an every day experience. From UNAIDS report at the end of 1999, it is estimated that out of 24.5 million adults and children living with HIV/AIDS live in sub-Saharan Africa from its total 34.3 million. In Uganda itself, the number was estimated 820,000 adults and children living with […]

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Diesel start his invention with an idea to built a perfect engine working according Carnot’s thermodynamic principles and could occur without an increase in temperature by inventing new ways of injecting and burning fuel. What Diesel did is not as simple as turning paper and patent into a prototype, but also convinces other actors to […]

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Another approach to describe how knowledge spread is by using translation models. Its concept can be observed by seeing how messenger RNA(mRNA) in a bacteria E.Coli works. The knowledge or information that was initiated by someone won’t spread and accepted, if there isn’t an agreement from the others. Translation process occur in sociology of translation, […]

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