MUB_B016 History of Science and Technology I.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kučera (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Kučera (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Otakar Kirsch, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Kučera
Contact Person: Mgr. Karolína Valová
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
The main objectives of the course are the following:
making students aware of history of science and technology;
application to museum work;
making students aware of technologically progress
Learning outcomes
- sumarize key features of the development phases of history of science and technology,
- understand to relations between history of science and technology and history of museum institutions
Key topics
  • Introduction, terminology, literature;
  • Methodology;
  • Science and technology in Ancient time, Middle Ages, Modern History
Study resources and literature
  • Dle zadání vyučujícího
  • Studie o technice v českých zemích. Edited by Ivan Smolka - Jaroslav Folta. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní technické muzeum, 1995, 597 s. ISBN 8070370424. info
  • Studie o technice v českých zemích. Edited by Ivan Smolka - Jaroslav Folta. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní technické muzeum, 1995, s. 608-112. ISBN 80-7037-043-2. info
  • Studie o technice v českých zemích. [D.] 5, 1918-1945. Část 1. Edited by Ivan Smolka - Jaroslav Folta. 1. vyd. Praha: Národní technické muzeum, 1995, 597 s. : i. ISBN 80-7037-041-6. info
  • Studie o technice v českých zemích. Edited by František Jílek. 1. vyd. V Praze: Národní technické muzeum, 1986, 542 s. URL info
  • Studie o technice v českých zemích. Edited by František Jílek. 1. vyd. V Praze: Národní technické muzeum, 1985, 405 s. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2026, recent)
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