Science in Our LifeLandmarks of science Futurology

in the 20th century

Artificial Intelligence

Quotations about ScienceThe greatest discoveries of science have always been

those that forced us to rethink our beliefs about the universe and our place in it.  Robert L. Park, in The New York Times, 7 December 1999

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds (предвещает) new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ... Isaac Asimov US science fiction novelist & scholar (1920 - 1992)

   Science is a great game. It is inspiring and refreshing. The playing field is the universe itself. Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898-1988) U. S. physicist. Nobel prize 1944.

Landmarks of science in the 20th century

Try to match the discoveries with how they were discovered.1.Scientists worked together as a team

2.There was a lucky accident

3.Scientists were inspired by another scientist`s idea

4.A scientist had a moment of inspiration

5.Scientists were competing to make a discovery

• The equation E=mc2

• The first computer

• The model of DNA

• The maser

• Penicillin

Answer the questions

1. Which of the discoveries has been the most important so far?

2. Which of the scientists do you admire most? Why?

3. Which of the discoveries is the most difficult to understand?

4. Which discovery will have the most important consequences in the future?

Futurology

Artificial IntelligenceScience fiction films

(Work in factories, play football, control cars and planes, beat us at chess, compose music, give us the news, speak to us, have a real conversation with us, have feelings).

A Space Odyssey

1. It is a true landmark in science fiction film-making. Its message is still relevant today.

2. The film is highly original.

3. The music is brilliant.

4. The plot is unusual.

5. It really makes you think.