BIO 1130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hippocratic Corpus, Theophrastus, Optical Fiber

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1130
• Professor: Jon Houseman

Document Summary

Bio1330 lecture 1 september 14, 2015. Dead dudes lecture: why the events in bio so late in time, biology was equal to a hobby, definition (1802): The subject matter of our investigations will be the various forms and manifestations of life, the conditions and laws controlling their existence, and the causes by which this is effected. Exploitation of wealth, communication and infrastructure libraries and education. *got too big for what they could support and handle: 450-16th century: medieval ages, 16th-18th century: renaissance and scientific revolution (douglas adams (1952-2001) hitchhikers guide) Four ages of sand: (sand + silica=glass (heat) glass being polished) 1st: telescope (1608): cosmology, explanation of planetary movement. 2nd: microscope (1678): understanding more too life (molecular and cellular) 3rd: computer chip (1961): silicon electrical charged and uncharged, more calculations able to be done (more complicated) so much access to knowledge!! 4th: fiber optics (cable) (1980s): data transmission across distances.