Science and Technology History 2

Prerequisite:

Science and Technology History 1 (16HT1)

The course is a substitute for:

Science and Technology History 2 (X16HT2)

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Economics, Management and Humanities

Synopsis:

This subject traces historical developments in electrical engineering branches in the world and in the Czech Lands. Its ultimate goal is to stimulate students' interest in the history and traditions of the subject, while highlighting the developments in technical education and professional organizations, the process of shaping scientific life and the influence of technical engineers

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Is Electrical Engineering a Technical Science?

2. Electricity - Mysterious Power

3. Fireworks of Engineering Technology

4. Fondation of the Czech Electrotechical Industry

5. Czech Electrical Engineering School Systems. An International Comparison

6. Electrical Engineering Unions in the 19th and 20th Centuries

7. Status of Technical Engineer in the 19th and 20th Centuries Society

8. Leading Personalities of Electrical Engineering

9. Electrification of the Czechoslovakia

10. Electricity in the literature

11. Cybernetics

12. Computer world

13. Mikrominiaturisation

14. Technology Assesment

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Is Electrical Engineering a Technical Science?

2. Electricity - Mysterious Power

3. Fireworks of Engineering Technology

4. Fondation of the Czech Electrotechical Industry

5. Czech Electrical Engineering School Systems. An International Comparison

6. Electrical Engineering Unions in the 19th and 20th Centuries

7. Status of Technical Engineer in the 19th and 20th Centuries Society

8. Leading Personalities of Electrical Engineering

9. Electrification of the Czechoslovakia

10. Electricity in the literature

11. Cybernetics

12. Computer world

13. Mikrominiaturisation

14. Technology Assesment

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. Paturi, F.R.:A Chronicle of Technology, Dortmund 1988.

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

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• Silnoproudá elektrotechnika-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)
• Elektronika a sdělovací technika-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)
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• Výpočetní technika-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)
• Společný plán pro základní blok (elective humanities course)
• Kybernetika a měření-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)
• Silnoproudá elektrotechnika-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)
• Výpočetní technika-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)
• Elektronika a sdělovací technika-bakalářský blok (elective humanities course)