Picturing Science

 

                                  "a generalized human cell" by adrigu is licensed under CC BY 2.0

   

     Science is the understanding of our physical world. However unlike the other subjects, science requires a visual picture or video to fully understand it. You cant put a picture on math or English. You may be able to make an argument for history, but science works hand and hand with pictures. This is because our brains want to make a connection with a picture. In high school I remember I would draw pictures of how cells, and atoms work. This helped me because instead of just memorizing words, I would understand the picture first and then the definitions would just make sense. This method of visualizing science isn't anything new either. This dates back millennials to the time of Alexander the Great when Greek physicians would record their studies. However during the Renaissance, visualizing science globalized the world. This was due to the printing press which made documentation much easier resulting in more people having access research and applying the researchers understanding to their work. I mean it is no surprise that right after the Renaissance, the scientific revolution began.

"Vitruvian Man" by absoluteSteven is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0