Europe's achievements in science and technology have been significant and research and development efforts form an integral part of the European economy.
[2] During the 16th century, Europe (and by extension their colonies) underwent the Scientific Revolution as natural philosophers began to obtain exact measurements and base their theories on experiments and observations.
In the time since World War II, science and technology has played ever more critical roles in the lives of Europeans.
It explores the interactions and transformations of atoms and molecules, providing insights into the fundamental principles that govern the physical and chemical world around us.
It is essential for understanding the composition and behavior of materials, developing new medicines, designing and optimizing industrial processes, addressing environmental issues, and much more.
[7] During the first half of the 16th century, Scipione del Ferro and Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia discovered how to solve cubic equations.
In 1545, Gerolamo Cardano published them in his book Ars Magna, along with a method to solve quartic equations discovered by Lodovico Ferrari.