1. Would you agree that science is a modern religion and technology its gift? Did Dr. Frankenstein cross some metaphysical line when he created his monster? What does the Frankenstein story tell us about how science and technology were viewed in the period in which it was written?
2. Some universities offer applied degrees in technology as compared to bachelor's degrees in science. This reflects a tradition that holds technology as applied science. Has this always been the case? Have the technologists always looked to science before developing solutions? At what point did scientific and technological activities merge and why?