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| Ancient period: It is believed that the potter's wheel shortly after 3500 BC was invented by? | Sumerians |
| Ancient period: The invention of the ancient wheel is often credited to the Sumerians since: | No other ancient civilization used a similar device at the time. |
| Ancient period: Paperus is made from the pith of the papyrus plant? It is lightweight, strong, durable, and most importantly, portable. | Cyperus papyrus |
| Ancient period: True or False: Writing on stone was reserved only for very important occasions. | True. because of the difficulty of writing on stone, writing was reserved only for very important occasions. |
| Ancient period: Among Egyptians who lived near the Nile river, irrigation was necessary to? | Water their crops |
| Ancient period: The invention of shadoof introduced the idea of? | Lifting things using counterweights. |
| Ancient period: Antikythera mechanism is discovered in what time and retrieved from? | Discovered in 1902 and retrieved from the waters of Antikythera, Greece. |
| Ancient period: Antikythera mechanism: A knob on the side makes it possible for it to be? As this knob do so, its mechanism allows it to display celestial time. | Forward and backward. |
| Ancient period: It is widely believed that the antikythera mechanism was used to? | Predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendar and astrological purposes. |
| Ancient period: Is credited for the demonstration of the use of the aeolipile during the 1st century AD | Hero of Alexandria |
| Ancient period: Hero of Alexandria is credited for the demonstration of the use of the aeolipile during the? | 1st century AD |
| Middle Ages: Between the collapse of what times, major advances in scientific and technological development took place. | Between the collapse of the Roman Empire in 5th century AD and the colonial expansion of Western Europe in late 15th century AD |
| Middle Ages: He succinctly describes the impact of the invention of the heavy plough: "The heavy plough turned European agriculture and economy on its head. Suddenly, the fields with the heavy, fatty, and moist clay soils became those that gave the greatest yields." | Professor Thomas Bernebeck Andersen of the University of Southern Denmark |
| Middle Ages: Professor Thomas Bernebeck Andersen of the University of southern Denmark succinctly describes the impact of the invention of the heavy plough: | "The heavy plough turned European agriculture and economy on its head. Suddenly, the fields with the heavy, fatty, and moist clay soils became those that gave the greatest yields." |
| Middle Ages: Around what time, Chines alchemists accidentally invented black powder or gunpowder. | 850 AD |
| Middle Ages: Multiple accounts suggest that the gunpowder might have been unintended byproduct of attempts made by the Chinese to invent the: | Elixir of life, Which is why the Chinese called it huoyao, roughly translated as "fire potion" |
| Middle Ages: Towards the end of the 13th century, the explosive invention crept into most parts of? | Europe and Asia |
| Middle Ages: Gunpowder has prompted: | Foundation for the functionality of almost every new weapon used in war since its invention from fiery arrows to cannons and grenades. It ushered an unprecedented advancement in warfare and combat throughout the Middle Ages. |
| Middle Ages: Before the introduction of paper money, what were used as currency? | Precious metals, such as gold and silver |
| Middle Ages: The development of mechanical clocks paved the way for? | Accurately keeping track of time |
| Middle Ages: The sophistication of clockwork technology of the mechanical clock drastically changed: | The way days were spent and work patterns were established, particularly in the more advanced Middle Age cities. |
| Middle Ages: A machine used for transforming fiber into thread or yarn and eventually woven into cloth on a loom. | Spinning wheel |
| Middle Ages: It is theorized that the Indians invented the spinning wheel between? | 6th and 11th century AD |
| Middle Ages: It is theorized that who invented the spinning wheel between 6th and 11th century AD | Indians |
| Middle Ages: According to White (1974), the invention of the spinning wheel could be spun by a factor of? | 10 to 100 times. |
| Middle Ages: Thus, White argued that the spinning wheel invention ushered in a breakthrough in? | Linen production when it was introduced in Europe in 13th century AD |
| Modern Ages: A Dutch spectacle maker named Zacharias Janssen is credited for the invention of the? in 1590 | First compound microscope in 1590 |
| Modern Ages: Who is the Dutch spectacle maker whom was credited for the invention of the first compound microscope in 1590? | Zacharias Janssen |
| Modern Ages: Together with his father Hans, Zacharias becan experimenting with lenses by? | Putting together several lenses on a tube. |
| Modern Ages: The experiment with lenses of Hans led to an amazing discovery that an object, when placed near the end of the tube, can be? | Magnified far larger than what a simple magnifying lens can do. |
| Modern Ages: Janssen's compound microscope was an important progression from the? | Single lens microscope |
| Modern Ages: Compound microscope was capable of magnifying objects how many times their size when fully closed; and up to how many times when extended to the maximum? | Three times their size when fully closed; and ten times when extended to the maximum |
| Modern Ages: Today, the compound microscope is an important instrument in many scientific studies, such as in the areas of: | Medicine, forensic studies, tissue analysis, atomic studies, and genetics |
| Modern Ages: Galileo's remarkable technological contribution drastically changed the study of? | Astronomy |
| Modern Ages: Built by French weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard, this simplifies textile manufacturing. | Jacquard loom |
| Modern Ages: Built by which French weaver does the Jacquard loom which simplifies textile manufacturing. | Joseph Marie Jacquard |
| Modern Ages: In 1801 Jacquard demonstrated the ingenuity of his version of a loom in which? | A series of cards with punched holes automatically created complex textile designs and made mass production easier. |
| Modern Ages: Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright are credited for designing and successfully operating the? | First engine-powered aircraft. |
| Modern Ages: Are credited for designing and successfully operating the first engine-powered aircraft. | Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright |
| Modern Ages: Orville and Wilbur (Wrights) proved that aircrafts could fly without? | Airfoil-shaped wings. |
| Modern Ages: Wright brothers pioneering success marked an age of?; and also paved the way for what technology? | Powered flights; and modern aircraft technology |
| Modern Ages: The Scottish engineer John Logie Baird is largely credited for the invention of the? | Modern television |
| Modern Ages: Which Scottish engineer is largely credited for the invention of the modern television? | John Logie Baird |
| Modern Ages: Used baird's television for its earliest television programming in 1929: | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Modern Ages: Despite being the first television invented, Baird's television was later on criticized for? | Its fuzzy and flickering images, primarily because it was mechanical compared to electronic versions that were developed much later. |
| Jeepneys were designed and improvised from? | Scratch out of military jeeps that the Americans left in the country after World War II. |
| As demand for more responsive transportation technology arose, the e-jeepney was introduced in? | Metro Manila and Bacolod City. |
| E-jeepneys are designed to? | Be environment friendly, eliminating noise and air pollutions as they run on electricity. |
| E-jeepneys are also more economical for? | Electricity is far cheaper than ordinary diesel, allowing jeepney drivers to earn more profit. |
| Erythromycin is invented by The Ilonggo scientist called? | Abelardo Aguilar |
| Erythromycin is an antibiotic out of a strain of bacterium called? from which erythromycin derived its name. | Streptomyces erythreus |
| Aguilar was not credited for this discovery (erythromycin) by? The company eventually owned the merits for this discovery. | Eli Lilli Co., Aguilar's US employer, to whom he sent the strain for separation. |
| World-renowned Filipino pediatrician and national scientist, Fe del Mundo, is credited for the invention of the? | Incubator and jaundice relieving device. |
| Fe del Mundo was the first woman pediatrician to be admitted to the? | Prestigious Harvard University's School of Medicine |
| Fe del Mundo was the founder of? | The first pediatric hospital in the country |
| Fe del Mundo with her pioneering work in pediatrics that spanned a total of eight decades won her the? | 1977 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's premier prize granted to outstanding individuals whose selfless service remarkably contributed to the betterment of society. |
| Fe del Mundo's original improvised incubator consisted of? | Two native laundry baskets of different sizes that are placed one inside the other. |
| In Fe del Mundo's incubator, warmth is generated by? | Bottles with hot water placed around the baskets. A makeshift hood over the baskets allows oxygen to circulate inside the incubator. |
| Del Mundo's incubator was particularly outstanding as it addressed? | The state of Philippine rural communities that had no electricity to aid the regulation of body temperatures of newborn babies. |