The gifts of science can be felt in every walk of life. Its services to humanity are immiscible. Science and its wonders appear to be unalloyed blessing. It impacts can be felt in all spheres of life, namely health care, education, communications, agriculture, industry, etc.
It has made our life longer, easier and comfortable. Moreover, it has brought about a change in our outlook. Undoubtedly, science has revolutionised our life. Practically, no field of our activity is untouched by the impact of science.
The phenomenal development of modern technology and the spectacular successes of researchers in various branches of science are the bases of all those remarkable things which have sprung from the brains of our scientists. In fact these brains are the perennial source of the miraculous wonders which appeared in the form of television, telescope, computer, robot, spacecraft, and aeroplane, to name a few.
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Science has produced such state-of-the-art equipment which can probe the depth of the ocean, as well can measure the height between earth and other planets of the solar system to find out the possibilities for the existence of life on them. Science has produced such advanced technologies which have directly or indirectly contributed to enhancing the life expectancy of the human beings. Diseases like plague, TB, chickenpox, etc. no longer remain horrible.
They are completely curable. Science, to some extent has overwhelmed the forces of nature. Our meteorologists can forecast the mood of nature. They can draw out strategies in advance to combat the evil impact of storms and hurricanes.
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The invention of mechanical man or robot as it is popularly called is one of greatest wonders of science in recent times. The days are not far when these mechanical men would replace the human labour and intellectual skill making human life less fatiguing and much more comfortable. In the field of commerce and industry the electronic machines are doing wonderful service the astonishing speed and accuracy with which this machine works is really appreciable. Vast accounts of data can be handled effectively and efficiently at a very fast rate.
Computers have taken up key roles in all fields of activity including banking, railways, share markets, scientific research, weather forecast, agriculture, designing, space research and technology, communication and media, medical science, aviation, traffic control, language learning, literature and many more. An invention of miraculous dimensions, computer today has become indispensable for human beings.
TV transmission is one of those marvels of modern science which has brought about immense change in society. The intimate associations of viewers mould and shape their life in a thousand different ways. No other mass media is as effective a catalyst of change in the life of modern man as is TV today. During the last half century, it has almost reshaped our civilisation and ushered us into a world that is far more different from that of our ancestors.
TV is a media so powerful that it can instantly mould public opinion, bring far reaching policy reversals of governments and even push into seats of power little known personalities after boosting their election prospects with the most effective use of its image making and propaganda channel. The impact of TV, radio, and cinema has crept into the thinking, feeling and reasoning faculties of the vast section of their users.
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One of the delightful curiosities of science is the mechanism of spacecraft. It can circle around our earth at a stunning speed of hundreds of miles per second. One such spacecraft Discovery very recently completed its successful round to space with renowned astronaut Suita Williams. The cosmonaut who was comfortably housed in his capsule could man its flight himself or leave it to the built-in automatic control system to pilot it through the immensity of space and he could be enjoying his time in doing the works of his choice.
It is the modern technology developed by science that provided him complete protection against the hazards of cosmic radiation and enabled him to behave like a perfectly normal being even in the state of weightlessness which he experienced after freeing himself from the gravitational pull of the earth. These space explorations carried on with the help of rocket propelled spacecrafts are the brilliant achievements of human mind who has made impossible possible.
Atomic energy is a great achievement of science. It can work wonders towards the advancement of our civilisation, provided its power is wisely canalised and its importance held as a constructive agent. It contains potentiality to solve the energy problem of the world. Scientists are confident that within the next two decades the enormous power of thermo-nuclear bombs will be available to us for meetings the demands of ever expanding economy in different fields of industrial activity.
When this inexhaustible source of energy is at our beck and call, we would not experience periods of energy crisis. Of course the peaceful use of atomic energy can promise an age of prosperity and progress offering an era in which food scarcity, low standards of living and insufficiency of some vital necessity of life would be incidences of the past.
In the field of medical sciences, it has given rays of hope to those suffering from deadly diseases like leukemia and cancer. The atomic surgery and isotopic treatment of these diseases have immensely helped in mitigating the sufferings of mankind. In addition our brilliant scientists are tirelessly working to perfect plastic artificial heart.
Definitely, it would be matter of immense relief to millions of heart patients who eventually would be able to lead a normal life. The latest triumph °f the medical science is its ability to reunite severed limbs of the human body.
The development of marvellous synthetic products is a significant gift of science to the under-nourished. The vitaminised medicinal food stored in little capsules, invention of hearing aid, etc. are various gifts of science to mankind. Science has different ways to serve mankind.
In the field of agriculture science high- yield, pest resistant varieties science have been developed which can give high yields and can solve the problem of hunger and food scarcity from the earth. Fax machines, ATM, Internet, mobile, fast-moving trains, etc. are various forms of services of science to mankind. In fact, Fax machines, widely used by business community have proved more versatile than the telephone. ATM machine has helped man in becoming free from the risk of carrying cash. In short, all those have combined to make our life easier and more comfortable.
There is no denying the fact that intrusion of science in our day-to-day life has helped in removing superstition and obscurantism. It has developed in man a habit of logical reasoning. It has shaped a mental attitude based on scientific perspective. Now he sees everything on the basis of logic and reasoning. Hence, it has contributed in producing scientific temperament.
Science has completely changed our life. It has turned the world into a small village, i.e. time and distance no longer remain barriers. Thus, humanity is immensely indebted to the remarkable achievements of the tireless work of the men of soaring ambition-scientists.
The achievements of science in the spheres of industry, agriculture, entertainment, education, medicine and space research by inventive geniuses and resourceful scientists have undoubtedly made our life happy and comfortable.