V. Answer the questions to the text.

1. What scientific discoveries were made by ancient civilizations?

2. Who is the greatest scientist of the 20^th century?

3. What period is considered to be the beginning of the Scientific Revolution?

4. What do scientists need to make great discoveries?

5. Why did science go forward at fantastic speed in the 20th century?

6. How was gravitation discovered?

7. What is the direct result of a systematic research work of the scientists?

8. Is it possible to discover something accidentally?

9. Are scientists responsible for the consequences of their discoveries?

VI. Find in the text equivalents to these words and phrases:

починати;натхнення;цікавiсть;невизначенi наукові поняття;без сумніву;доводити;наукові відкриття;дихання;видатний.

VII. Match two parts of the sentences and translate them into Ukrainian.

1. Societies have changed over time, and consequently,	a. but the development of new concepts and theories.
2. Scientific knowledge is dependent	b. rather than by empirical approach.
3. The most important achievements within the sciences are not inventions and discoveries,	c. it is indisputable that modern science emerged in Western Europe and nowhere else.
4. The faster science moves,	d. on both reason and experience.
5. When a number of scientific principles became known,	e. from years of experimentation, research, and design work.
6. When scientific methods became established, it was easier to develop tools systematically	f. the faster the world moves.
7. Although science has a long history with roots in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia,	g. to improve every aspect of daily life seemed to be limitless.
8. The scientific revolution appeared first in astronomy, cosmology, and physics	h. so has science.
9. During the time of rapid progress, the potential of science and technology	i. several of these principles were applied to manufacture a sophisticated machine.
10. The vast majority of scientific, technological, and product developments resulted	j. in the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

VIII. Complete the passage with the words and phrases given in the box.

ran; advances in science; huge advances; the digital revolution; access; since; for the first time; instant; silicon chip; as well as

After the WWII new discoveries and __1__ and technology came thick and fast. Plastics were developed __2__. In 1949, the first practical programmed electronic computer __3__ mathematical problems. It fitted into one room! In the 1960s, the electronic __4__ was invented; computers became smaller and more powerful. In 1984, the CD was born and __5__ began. The worldwide web has given us __6__ to billions of documents with information and images __7__ online shopping and banking. Mobile Telephone technology means we have __8__ contact with friends and family. During this period, there have also been __9__ in genetics __10__ the discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953.