Art and science are so divergent. Art encompasses imaginative realm of aesthetic qualities while science exists in a world of mathematical relationships among quantifiable properties. Despite the differences, there have been great artistic and scientific discoveries that have had a great impact beyond their particular fields (Shlain 15).
One scientific invention of the period 1500-1700 that had a significant impact on the human history is the invention of the watch in 1500 by a German locksmith Peter Henlein. Watches have ever since been used to tell time (Haven, 31). At the moment, the watches are used everywhere; from schools, work, media, and travel. The artistic invention in the same period is the Baroque art which was a dynamism that created drama in sculpture and painting. One great scientific invention in the period 1800-1900 is the inve
...ntion of the electric lightbulb in 1879 by Thomas Edison. The world has been brighter ever since. On the other hand, the artistic invention of the same period is the invention of photography by Louis Daguerre in 1839 (Haven, 35). This has forever changed the nature of visual representation. Finally, the greatest scientific invention from 1900 to date is the invention of the computer. The first programmable computer, Z1 was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. Nowadays, computers are used everywhere. On the other, hand the artistic invention of the period was the collage invented by Pablo Picasso. The collage has changed the way art is represented (Heine and Michael 63).
Although it may seem like everything has been invented, this is not really the case. The next scientific and artistic inventions will come from anywhere and anyone; and just like th
invention of photography and computers have changed the world; they will give the word a new perspective.
Works Cited
- Haven, Kendall F. 100 Greatest Science Inventions of All Time. Westport, Conn. u.a.: Libraries
Unlimited, 2006. - Heine, Florian, and Jane Michael. 13 Art Inventions Children Should Know. Munich: Prestel,
2011. - Shlain, L. "Art & physics: Parallel visions in space, time, and light. New York: William Morrow
and Company." 1991.
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