Science in Daily Life

In the History of mankind, the advent of Science is the greatest blessing. Science has come to relieve mankind from suffering, ignorance and to control nature. It has been defined as a systematized body of wisdom and knowledge which can give rise to greater and greater inventions. Science has also been known as a faithful servant of a man who serves all his life and as per the orders of man. Science can be harmful if we misuse it.

Science has brought about far-reaching changes in every sphere of our daily life. Now everybody can afford to avail the benefits of luxuries and comforts created by Science. Science has made goods cheap and readily available and has brought them within reach of every individual. All kinds of gadgets of music, entertainment, and communication have been brought to our door with the help of Science. Surely, the life of man is very different from what it used to be a few years back. Truly, Science has given cars to the deaf, eyes to the blind, and limbs to the crippled.

In everyday life, we have to communicate with different friends and relatives, various official people, and for general purposes. And many people to be contacted can be at very far off distances. However, time and distance both have been conquered by Science. Whether we want to communicate or travel, both are possible within seconds. For communication, we have telephones, mobiles, wireless, E-mail, VSATs, and internet, etc. For faster traveling, airplanes are being used. Railways have made journeys swift, safe and comfortable. The entire world has shrunk into a small family. Modern ships have conquered turbulent waters and are perfectly safe for traveling and transportation of goods.

Health is wealth. This has been made possible with modem machines. Science has invented ways to peep inside the human body to tackle diseases of human beings through X-ray machines. Diseases can easily be detected and various tests conducted within a matter of few seconds. Complicated operations are possible and are successful with the help of types of equipment and machines invented with the help of Science.

Human life would get transformed into new horizons and heights of prosperity when atomic energy is fully utilized for peaceful purposes.

A big contribution of science in our daily life is electricity. Without electricity, there would have been complete darkness after evening hours and no industry could function without the power of electricity. We have been able to control the effects of weather change with electrical energy all fans, coolers, and air-conditioners in summer and all kinds of heating gadgets in winter, functions with the help of electricity Entertainment through cinema is one of the most remarkable inventions of science in our daily life. It provides us cheap and enjoyable pastime and comfort from tensions of daily life. Now each household has television and radios which are the fastest medium of mass communication made possible by Science.

Science is proving to be of great help in our daily life. The world would have come to a standstill without inventions of Science. There is the shortage of space everywhere and as such, high-rise buildings are constructed both for commercial and residential purposes. Inventions of lifts working in these buildings have made life very easy. A housewife can cook fast with the help of electricity-run kitchen machines. Thus she saves a lot of her cooking time and is able to devote that precious time to many other activities related to family life. The washing of clothes for her has become really an enjoyable game of few minutes. Even she need not run here and there spreading wet clothes for drying. All this is possible with the production of fully automatic washing machines.

In spite of Science as a blessing in our daily life, we remain in constant fear of mass destruction weapons invented by Science. Another disadvantage of science has been the misuse of mass media for propaganda. Sometimes information stories facts are blown out of proportion leading to tension among the masses. Much of communal tension within the country has been the creation of media. Mass media is used by anti-social elements to spread rumors and false information. Once a story is circulated, it spreads like a forest fire, thanks to mass media. It is certainly up to mankind to utilize the benefits of Science for the welfare of all or to indulge in making mass destruction weapons for the miseries of future generations. Science can further be utilized to make our daily life more prosperous, comfortable, and full of happiness.