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From Alchemy to AI: A Journey Through the History of Science
Explore the fascinating story of how human curiosity and ingenuity have shaped our understanding of the natural world. This course traces the key discoveries, thinkers, and revolutions that transformed science from ancient philosophy to modern technology, revealing the cultural and social forces at
150 min5 modulesBeginner friendly
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What you’ll be able to do
By the end of this course, you will be able to identify major turning points in the history of science, explain how scientific ideas evolved in their historical context, and discuss the impact of science on everyday life and culture.
Course outline
A clear route from first principles to practical confidence
- 01
Ancient Roots: Science Before the Scientific Revolution
- Babylonian Astronomy and Egyptian Medicine
- Greek Natural Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle
- Islamic Golden Age: Preserving and Advancing Knowledge
- 02
The Scientific Revolution: A New Way of Seeing
- Copernicus, Galileo, and the Heliocentric Universe
- Bacon, Descartes, and the Birth of the Scientific Method
- Newton's Synthesis: Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation
- 03
The Age of Enlightenment and Industrial Progress
- Linnaeus, Lavoisier, and the Classification of Nature
- Darwin's Evolution: Revolutionising Biology and Society
- Electricity, Germs, and the Rise of Modern Medicine
- 04
Twentieth-Century Revolutions: Relativity, Quantum, and DNA
- Einstein's Relativity: Space, Time, and Energy
- Quantum Mechanics: Uncertainty and the Subatomic World
- The Double Helix: Unravelling the Secrets of DNA
- 05
Science Today: From the Lab to Your Life
- The Digital Age: Computing, AI, and Big Data
- Climate Science and Environmental Challenges
- Science in the Public Eye: Trust, Misinformation, and Ethics
