DE2A05 The history of science and technology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kamil Štěpánek, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Jitka Lunerová
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Basic Orientation at the Inventions and at the history of the technology (ancient times - 20 Century)
Learning outcomes
the student is capable of basic orientation in European and world discoveries and inventions from the oldest civilizations to modern times in context.
Key topics
1. The Inventions and technology of the ancient times 2. Level of Education in the Middle Ages 3. New discovery in the early modern times 4. The modern Inventions and technology 5. Didactics aplications
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Černotík, Josef. Od pazourku k nanotechnologiím - 449 křižovatek v dějinách lidstva. 1. vyd. Praha: Triton,2018. 736 s.,ISBN: 978-80-7553-398-2
  • HOUDEK, František and Jan TŮMA. Objevy a vynálezy tisíciletí. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 455 s. ISBN 8071064750. info
  • KRAUS, Ivo. Dějiny evropských objevů a vynálezů : od Homéra k Einsteinovi. 1. vydání. Praha: Academia, 2001, 330 stran. ISBN 8020009051. info
    not specified
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
class discussion, homework
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
kolokvium
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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