Benefits and Merits of Science:
The benefits got from science and its applications are enormous and probably it is not possible to enumerate these. However, a bird's eye view would provide an insight into these benefits.
Science and Human Attitude:
Science has helped a great deal in developing self-confident, self-esteem and courage in human beings. Now owing to scientific advances, man is not entirely all the mercy of his environment but can control and modify it, to suit his needs and requirement. Previously people believed in superstitions and in certain supernatural forces for control of their fortune. People also used to believe in sorcery, magic and fortune-telling. With great understanding of scientific basis of various phenomena, human beings are now more confident to handle their environmental conditions. Human beings no more attribute the weather conditions or disasters to supernatural, bad or evil forces. They think independently and logically.
Science and Human Health:
Thousands of people used to die of diseases before the development of modern medicine and surgery. The great plague, which started in 542 A.D. was responsible for 100,000,000 deaths in 50 years. The Black Death (plague) of fourteen century wiped out one-third of the whole population of the world. The pandemic 1898-1918 caused 10,000,000 deaths in India. The influenza pandemic of 1957 caused 8,000 deaths in USA only. The Millions of people used to die over the battlefields as a result of septic wounds because no antibiotics was available.
Now with revolution in surgery and medicine, smallpox is eradicated from the world, malaria is controlled and very few people are dying from plague, typhoid or cholera. The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1927 revolutionized the treatment of infections and infectious diseases. Few other discoveries have contributed as much that of penicillin ( and the antibiotics that followed ) to the health and welfare of people worldwide.
Now with revolution in surgery and medicine, smallpox is eradicated from the world, malaria is controlled and very few people are dying from plague, typhoid or cholera. The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1927 revolutionized the treatment of infections and infectious diseases. Few other discoveries have contributed as much that of penicillin ( and the antibiotics that followed ) to the health and welfare of people worldwide.
Science and Travel:
Before the inventions of automobiles, aeroplanes, rockets or stream engine,people used to travel on foot or used animals or animal-driven carts to travel from one place to another place, The speed was terribly slow as compared with that of today's travel. Humans beings had to tolerate hardships and suffering of olden day travels. Many people used to die over the journey. Quick means of transportation have squeezed the distances, overcome the forces of gravity and possible the exploration of outer space. Never was the world so completely integrated or reachable as it is today. Only in few hours we can fly around the world or travel from one continent to another. Modern network of roads have really revolutionized the world and the day-to-day activities.
Science and Communication:
A few centuries age it was very difficult for the people of a country to get news, letter, information and knowledge from other countries . A large number of the world were living in isolation . Now owning to efficient media and quick means of communication all the nations are constantly in close contact with each other . A series of inventions like telegraph, telephone, radio, television , print media, dish antenna, electronic mail and internet have really changed the world into a global village or a global apartment .
Science and Standard of Living:
As we look back over the history we find that the farther we go back the harder was the life . People were usually at the mercy of weathers, seasons and other natural conditions . Science and technology has provided affluence and comforts of life. These comforts of luxuries include air conditioned houses and comfortable houses , hot and cold water, gas, electricity, luxurious cars, televisions, refrigerators and many others . Man has changed his ambient environment to a great extent .Science and Politics:
Scientists also conduct research according to the political needs of a country . Development of deadly weapons and efficient means of defence has lead to dominance of nations who have been more successful in achieving new methods of attack and defence . Recent wars are fought on the basis of scientific means of aggression and defence . Science and the industrial revolution has led to production of commodities and machines at a very large scale . This has added to the uplift of many industrialized countries .
0 Comments:
Post a Comment