There are many surprising inventions of science at present and the impact of it is widespread. It requires a detailed discussion to decide whether science is a blessing or a curse.
Science has improved the means of communication. Now we can easily travel, communicate or look for anything. Science has shortened the time and distance and made it easy to visit any place in the world in the twinkling of an eye.
The computer, internet, mobile phone, radio, cinema, telephone, fax, television etc have connected the whole world in a network of communications. We can instantly send messages and get messages from any part of the world. Besides, we can watch any event live from the nearest or remote places through these devices of science. These also provide various kinds of entertainment.
Many latest technologies and scientific researches have largely increased the production in agriculture and industry. In the field of medical science, we notice the tremendous and unbelievable development. The transplantation of different organs of human body is possible now by the use of medical technology. We must not forget the invention of electricity which actually is the key to all scientific progress.
However, the demerits of science are also not less. Science has made human lives dependent on the machines and engines. The atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, tank, mortar-shell, cannon, guns, biological and chemical weapons etc are the dangerous inventions of modern science.
Actually, science has given us motion but taken away emotion. It has made our life easy and comfortable but has put it on the risk and danger. However, we cannot blame science itself for the loss and destruction caused by science. It is the human beings who are to blame for the misuse of science. Undoubtedly, the blessings of science are many and undeniable. So science is a blessing and not a curse.
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