HISTORY 135E

SPRING QUARTER, 2006
Department of History
University of California, Irvine
 Instructor:    Dr. Barbara J. Becker

 

Final Study Guide

 

The final will be held on Thursday, June 15 (1.30-3.30 pm)

Bluebooks are not required, but appreciated.

Twelve of the following terms will appear on the midterm.  You will be asked to select NINE of those terms and write a brief descriptive paragraph on each one (1 pt each), that identifies the

  • who
  • what
  • where
  • when

of each term, and (most importantly)

  • discusses its significance (why) in the history of science:
intelligentser Leyden Jar Charles Darwin
pineal gland chess-playing Turk Louis Pasteur
Micrographia John Turbeville Needham biogenesis
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek galvanism Thomas Henry Huxley
Royal Society Erasmus Darwin The Book of the Machines
air pump Naturphilosophen Taylorism
Richard Lower Modern Prometheus "Robot"
Francesco Redi Olimpia Turing Test
Jacques de Vaucanson "active" molecules Lady Lovelace's objection
Man a Machine Acarus crossii Dædalus
Mademoiselle de L'Espinasse   Louise Brown

The essay portion of the exam will include:

  • FOUR questions from which you will select THREE to answer (7 pts each)

Come to class on Thursday with questions!!
 
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