Points: Ours is an age of science — Good and bad uses of science — Stress to be laid on the quality of man.
Modern age is the age of science. From morning till next morning our life is helped and guided by science. Our fans are moved by electricity and aero planes are driven by petrol. We talk to friends through telephone and read newspapers which are printed by i rotary machine, Science is our excellent servant.
But science has become so specialized and so complex that at times it seems uncontrollable. The war machines produce deadly weapons. Atom and Hydrogen bombs may destroy the entire population of the earth. Man is becoming more and more mechanized. A day may come when man will be just like robot. Our dependence on science may make us a servant of science. Unless we keep our control over science, science may be a destructive force, the worst master, a monster, a Frankenstein.
When an Indian, Rakesh Sharma, goes to the space, we feel proud. His camera takes photographs of the difficult regions and thus helps us explore new natural resources. But if from a similar satellite deadly missile are thrown by an enemy, the picture becomes different. It is man who will ultimately make good or bad use of science. Therefore, as science develops we should pay more and more attention to man.
Modern age is the age of science. From morning till next morning our life is helped and guided by science. Our fans are moved by electricity and aero planes are driven by petrol. We talk to friends through telephone and read newspapers which are printed by i rotary machine, Science is our excellent servant.
But science has become so specialized and so complex that at times it seems uncontrollable. The war machines produce deadly weapons. Atom and Hydrogen bombs may destroy the entire population of the earth. Man is becoming more and more mechanized. A day may come when man will be just like robot. Our dependence on science may make us a servant of science. Unless we keep our control over science, science may be a destructive force, the worst master, a monster, a Frankenstein.
When an Indian, Rakesh Sharma, goes to the space, we feel proud. His camera takes photographs of the difficult regions and thus helps us explore new natural resources. But if from a similar satellite deadly missile are thrown by an enemy, the picture becomes different. It is man who will ultimately make good or bad use of science. Therefore, as science develops we should pay more and more attention to man.
