People in the study when the history of science, the seventeenth century as a watershed in the birth of modern science. Because before this, science does not establish their own traditions, which attached to the philosophical tradition and craftsmen tradition. Francis.
Bacon proposed an important philosophical concept - the foundation of natural science experiments. Galileo to the philosophical concept into practice the scientific method can be, and the scientific experiments proposed two basic elements: the use of scientific instruments to measure and the use of digital recording (expression) measurement results, the experimental results as can be quantitative comparison,glue stick and accurate calculation of the data. Since then, the natural sciences over thousands of years of wandering, from the humble observation, fuzzy inference to serious experimentation and rigorous logic, and mathematics form a strong alliance, established their own traditions of natural science.
When the field of human activity over the time limit of sensory organs, instruments have become a prerequisite of success for all. Progress in many disciplines progress depends primarily on the instrument. In the seventeenth and eighteenth century science since the invention of the thermometer and practical temperature scale,glue gun only to have a more accurate temperature of the scientific concept of meaning, as can be measured and the quantitative calculation of the basic physical quantities. It directly led to the birth of thermodynamics, led to the discovery of energy conservation law and a series of basic laws of heat engine, the Industrial Revolution in Europe and laid a solid scientific foundation. In the nineteenth century, the invention of instruments to measure currents, only the study of electricity and magnetism on track quickly, get one after another significant discovery, and promote the electrical era. In the twentieth century, the Wilson cloud chamber and nuclear physics detection equipment of many inventions, it is only opened a nuclear reaction in mystery, and gradually show the true picture of the microscopic world, nuclear physics and laid the basis for the future use of atomic energy. Modern natural science is measured from the real beginning. At that time, many outstanding scientists are inventors of scientific instruments, new methods of measurement founder. They are often left to future generations of scientific heritage consists of two parts, part scientific exploration of the new discovery, the other is created in this process of exploration of new measurement techniques and instrumentation.
Established on the basis of modern science in modern industry, in essence, is an expansion of activities in scientific experiments, it has all the elements of modern science and basic features. Instrumentation and measurement techniques in such activities is of decisive significance, they are the basis for production. The scale of modern industrial production far more than the scientists in the laboratory of exploration activities, changes need to focus on a variety of sports is much more complex than the laboratory, it is a multi-parameter system, people can only learn through the instrument to and control them.
Passage of time, the passage of time. The science of human exploration and production activities, instruments evolved a specialized subject, a specialized industry. It supports the social and technological progress, for many activities in the field of scientific experiments and observations to explore means for the orderly production of human activities and normal social life to provide the necessary technical support. This change is an important symbol of civilization and progress, is an important feature of scientific and human labor.