JOHANNA PAULINE SARCON BSED-ENGLISH 2A

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

INVENTION REASON OF THE ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES INVENTOR

INVENTION

a. Telescope The telescope We can view One disadvantage The telescope's

was invented to celestial objects of telescopes is inventor is
observe distant through a that they are unknown, but
objects and telescope that limited by Hans Lippershey,
study celestial are too far away atmospheric a Dutch eyeglass
bodies in detail. to be seen with conditions and maker, is
the unaided eye. light pollution, credited with
This has made a which can have developing the
significant an impact on the first practical
contribution to quality of telescope in
our observations. 1608.
understanding of
the universe.

b. Skyscrapers Skyscrapers In densely Skyscrapers have Many architects

were created in populated areas, a number of and engineers
order to address skyscrapers drawbacks, such contributed to
the limited land offer space for as high the development
supply in urban offices, homes, construction of skyscrapers
areas. Building and other costs, the need over time, with
upward amenities. They for sophisticated notable
increased are now engineering contributions
population recognizable solutions, and from pioneers
density and symbols of worries about such as William
allowed for more contemporary how they will LeBaron Jenney,
effective use of cities. affect the Louis Sullivan,
available space. environment and and others.
city
infrastructure.

c. Microscope The microscope The microscope Microscopes Many people,

was invented to helps advance require including
 magnify and our knowledge in specialized Zacharias
study objects at a variety of training to Janssen and
the microscopic scientific operate, and Hans Lippershey
level, which led disciplines by some types of in the late 16th
to breakthroughs allowing microscopes century, are
in biology, scientists and have resolution credited with
medicine, and researchers to and depth of field developing the
other fields. observe and limitations. microscope.
study the
intricate details
of cells,
microorganisms,
and other tiny
structures.

d. Radio The wireless The radio offers Radio has some Numerous
transmission a mass medium drawbacks, such engineers and
and reception of of as its limited inventors
audio signals communication information- contributed to
made possible that is available transmission the creation of
by the invention to many people bandwidth and the radio, with
of the radio by enabling the susceptibility to Guglielmo
revolutionized broadcasting of interference. Marconi
entertainment news, music, and frequently
and other audio credited as the
communication. content over creator of
great distances. wireless
telegraphy, a
forerunner of the
radio.

e. Guns: Guns were Guns can be The misuse of The invention of

invented as used for hunting, guns can lead to guns dates back
weapons for self-defense, and accidents, to the 9th
hunting and self- military violence, and loss century in China,
defense. purposes. They of life. Gun where
allow you to control is a gunpowder-
project force pressing issue in based weapons
over a long many societies. were developed
distance.

f. Internet: The internet was The internet has The internet also The internet is
invented to revolutionized presents the result of
 connect communication, challenges in collective effort
computers and commerce, and terms of security, and
facilitate the access to privacy, and the contributions
exchange of information. It spread of from various
information on a has transformed misinformation. It individuals and
global scale. various aspects has also organizations,
of modern life, contributed to including
including issues like pioneers like
education, cybercrime and Vinton Cerf and
research, and addiction. Robert E. Kahn,
entertainment. who developed
the TCP/IP
protocol

g. Cellphones Cellphones were Cellphones Cellphones can The invention of

developed to enable be a distraction, the cellphone is
provide wireless convenient and and overuse can attributed to
communication instant have negative multiple
on the go. communication impacts on individuals,
over long mental health and including Martin
distances. They interpersonal Cooper, who
also serve as relationships. made the first
multifunctional There are also mobile phone
devices for tasks concerns about call in 1973
like internet radiation
browsing, exposure and
photography, and privacy.
navigation.

h. Cars Cars were Cars offer Cars contribute to The invention of

invented as a personal pollution, traffic the automobile
means of mobility, allowing congestion, and is often credited
transportation, individuals to road accidents. to Karl Benz,
providing a travel efficiently The reliance on who patented
faster and more and fossil fuels also the first practical
convenient independently. poses motor vehicle
alternative to They have environmental powered by an
horse-drawn transformed challenges. internal
carriages. transportation combustion
systems and engine in 1886
facilitated
economic
 development.

i. Clothes Clothes were Clothes serve as The production of The invention of

invented to a barrier against clothes can have clothing
provide environmental environmental predates
protection, elements, impacts, and the recorded history,
comfort, and providing fashion industry developed
modesty to warmth, has faced independently by
humans. protection from criticism for various cultures
the sun, and issues like
modesty. They unethical labor
also allow for practices and
expression of excess waste.
personal style.