Science in Everyday Life

The modern age is the age of science. Modern civilisation owes its origin and gradual development to science. It has conferred countless blessings on  mankind in their day-to-day life. Science has made our life much easier and comfortable.

The discovery of electricity is supposed to be the most interesting in the science-field. It is a great source of power and energy. From Benjamin Franklin’s studies of static and lightning in the 1700s, to Alessandro Volta’s first battery, to the key discovery of the relationship between electricity and magnetism, science has steadily built up our understanding of electricity and today it carries our voices over telephone lines, brings entertainment to our televisions and keeps the lights and fans on. Without it, our life would stand still.

In the early 1900s, a chemist namely Leo Baekeland made the first completely synthetic plastic. Since then, chemistry has developed a wide variety of plastics suited for all sorts of jobs, from blocking bullets to making sticker dental floss.

Science has made an epoch-making change in transport system. The asphalt we drive on, the buses, cars, trains, aeroplanes, steamers we board on- all are the findings of science.

Science has also redefined the way of our communication and entertainment. We can now phone and message anyone in the world with the help of wireless technology. We can listen to music, watch news, dramas and movies on radios and televisions. Besides, the invention of computer has radically changed the world. We can now accomplish hard-calculations, type necessary writings and publish books and newspapers, do graphic designs, watch and create videos, play games and so many other applications with the help of computer. In addition to these, internet has brought the world to our grip. We can get the latest news, information; stream videos, listen to songs; share our opinions through blogs, social networking sites, emails and what not.

Vaccination, antibiotics, penicillin and other antidotes have decreased the certain death of many people. The medical science has been so much developed that the diseases can be easily diagnosed by X-ray, Echocardiography and Ultrasonography etc. and then treated well with modern equipment. 

In the 1940s, biologists began developing high-yield variety of corn, wheat and rice. Besides, farmers began to use fertilizers and pesticides in cultivation. Thus the amount of food that could be harvested from a single field has dramatically increased. 

Alfred Bernhard Nobel is famous for developing the explosives and inventing dynamite in 1860s. Otto Hahn, Fritz Stressman and Leo Szilard advanced the atomic theory in 1930s. These led to severe destruction of humanity.

In a word, science has lessened our labour and saved time. But it is not an unmixed blessing. Many are seen using science for negative purposes. We should bear in mind that we cannot go a single day without science. So we should use it only in positive fields constructively.