Science in The Service of Man
Essay No. 01
Science has brought a transformation in the man’s entire lifestyle. We do every work with the help of science. Even the most ordinary things we use in this modern age is the result of invention of science. A lead pencil, a pen or a book is the product of science.
Science has conquered time and distance. The world has become a smaller place due to the development of means of transportation. The railway engine was invented more than a century before. It replaced the bullock cart. We can travel from one part of the country to another. A great improvement has been made in the railways. An aeroplane can take us to the remotest corner of the globe in a few hours. Now man, can fly at about 4000 miles per hour. Space flights have become very common in the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. They have landed on the Moon and Mars. This has been man’s greatest adventure in space.
In domestic life we use filtered water, electric light, radio, television and telephone. We just have to put on the switch to iron our clothes, to generate electricity, to put on the water heater fan, coolers, air conditioners etc. We have many other inventions of science for our domestic use. Electric iron, toaster and heater are in common use. We can talk to our friends and customers on telephone. It takes a few seconds to connect with the other end. Television is the most modern achievement of science. It is a combination of radio and cinema. What a wonderful piece of work the man has produced. The use of atomic energy is another wonder of science.
The finest cloth is produced for men and women: All the necessities and luxuries are produced by machines. We get all amenities of life. Machine can produce more and more. Computers are the latest wonder of science. Computer does the job of hours in minutes.
Essay No. 02
Science in The Service of Man
Science has made great strides during the twentieth century. It is regarded as the age of science. Science is making speedy achievements in one sphere or the other in one part of the world or another. Whether on land, sea or in space, science has made great achievements. It has made a lot of progress in space. It has made possible man’s landing on the moon. In a man’s life, science plays a very important role. All our gadgets of comfort available in the household are the gifts of science. Television, VCR, radio, air-conditioners, fans, etc. are all boons of science. Science is also a source of destruction. The modern warfare, with the help of science, is deadly and devastating. The havoc caused by the atom bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki is beyond description. Science, if used in the right direction, can render a very good service to mankind. It is necessary that science should be used in the right direction so that it can make human life more comfortable. Science is a good slave but a bad master.