Chapter 6 The engine of the Nation Science and Technology 英美文化概论 教学课件.pptVIP

* Chapter 6 The engine of the Nation: Science and Technology The causes of development in science and technology legacy of the civil war the American Constitution Policy on immigration At the turning point of the 20th century Legacy of civil war a. Abolishing the slavery b. Dominance of Industrialists “Second Industrial Revolution” Oil discovered typerwriter, electric light , telephone, car, airplane Henry Ford The role of Constitution “…To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for the limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” patent and copyright Science immigration Alexander Bell Charles Steinmetz Albert Einstein The Atomic Age, 1940s military use: weapon of mass destruction peaceful use: nuclear power and medicine The Space Age What is there in outerspace? UFO Galaxy Milky Way NASA Its full name: National Aeronautical and Space Administration its history its mission NASA people NASA the birth of NASA in 1958 as result of Cold War A period from the mid 1940 to early 1990 East-West competition in all aspects from weapon development to ideology President Dwight D. Eisenhower Cold War Berlin crisis of 1961 Military operation Korean War, 1950 Propaganda Schools in USSR and USA Free Europe Sports 1980 Moscow Olympics 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Technological development Space race NASA the birth of NASA The first Intercontinental missile launched and later the first Earth satellite(Sputnik) by USSR , 1957 1st US satellite, Explorer 1, 1958 Sputnik Crisis 1st animal into space, 1957 1st turtle (returned sucessfully) 1st man , 1961 Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin 1st American into space , 1961 ( 23days later ) 1st dual-manned flight 1st woman into space 1st flight with 3 crew members The firsts made by USSR 1st man, American, landing on the moon, 1969 Neil Armstrong *