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How Modern Science Emerged

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If everything that is happening today can be based on one single word, then it must definitely be Science. Science today comprises of various fields such as Biology, pertaining to the study of plants and animals. Chemistry, which involves the study of various chemicals and substances present around the globe. Physics is the study of all the physical laws and their meanings. Mathematics, a particularly unique branch of science is where various equations and number systems are considered. The modern form of Science is the technology. Basically, Science means knowledge or to know, derived from Latin word ‘scientia’.

The origin of science, rather the origin of mankind’s conscience towards science can be dated as far back to the time before Christ. Great philosophers like Theophrastus, Aristotle etc made their discoveries during that time. Most of the modern day science can be derived from the apostles as set by the Greeks during the before Christ era. In fact, Greece was considered as the ‘temple of knowledge’ during that time. However, slowly and initially the word of science started spreading as more people became aware of their surroundings. Several wise people from India too contributed to science such as Aryabhatta etc. Numeral ‘zero’, a great invention or discovery also came from the land of India. However, during those ancient times, science could not spread widely since mode of communication was not as strong.

It was only after sixteenth century that scientific revolution started taking place. Most of the modern day discoveries were made during this period. Some of the geniuses like Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Thomas Alva Edison, and Charles Darwin etc were born during this period. It was only during this period that Law of gravity, Theory of relativity, Invention of electric bulb and Theory of Evolution came into existence. These were the first milestones towards the modern day science and technology. Without forefathers like those mentioned above, the present day’s science would have been completely impossible.

Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was the man of the 20th century with the publications of several of his papers on the theory of relativity, wave-particle duality and several other physics breakthroughs which were accepted only a little later because of the apprehensions of all the scientists of that time to digest several new concepts. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

One of the greatest ever scientific discoveries which form the basis of the world we live in today came from the man called Thomas Alva Edison. It was the invention of the Electric Bulb. Edison worked hard on this invention that, he tried hundreds and hundreds of filaments before he came up with the tungsten filament. This bulb is still in use today even after more than hundreds of years in its original form without much change. As the filament has to be stable even under constant temperature of the Celsius of thousands of degrees, the problem of finding the right filament was a particularly tedious job. Science still continues to be the most fascinating field of mankind and keeps opening doors for the human civilization to grow and prosper. After all, the thirst to know is what separates us from other animals!

Dating Back To Science In Olden Days

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If you sit and analyze the working of nature and people around you, you will notice that everything starting from your breathing to your mobile phone is a product of science. While the field of biology covers all the living organisms on earth, physics, mathematics and chemistry take care of the rest. When it comes to technology especially, it is physics and mathematics working wonders and making their play, while chemistry provides them with a platform in the form of chemicals, minerals and elements. Technology is the modern derivative of science. Science was in turn derived from a Latin word ‘scientia’.

The History of science can be dated back to as far as the B.C or Before Christ period, where there existed great philosophers like Aristotle, Theophrastus and others. The major part of the ancient science period consisted of many personalities from Greece. It was considered to be the temple of knowledge. This trend slowly started subsiding and the concept of science started spreading. Many countries like India also had its fair share of philosophers and scientific inventions through the form of Aryabhatta and others. But, this was not advocated widely as the means of communication between the countries were not established.

The real scientific revolution took place only after the sixteenth century. Most of the modern day scientific theories were formed during this time. Be it theory of relativity by Albert Einstein, law of gravity by Sir Isaac Newton, Theory of evolution by Charles Darwin or the invention of electric bulb by Thomas Alva Edison – every one thing of this happened during the sixteenth century. These theories were what paved way for the modern day scientists. Without forefathers like these, modern day science would have taken several more years to have been as developed as found today.

Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was the man of the 20th century with the publications of several of his papers on the theory of relativity, wave-particle duality and several other physics breakthroughs which were accepted only a little later because of the apprehensions of all the scientists of that time to digest several new concepts. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

One of the greatest ever scientific discoveries which form the basis of the world we live in today came from the man called Thomas Alva Edison. It was the invention of the Electric Bulb. Edison worked hard on this invention that, he tried hundreds and hundreds of filaments before he came up with the tungsten filament. This bulb is still in use today even after more than hundreds of years in its original form without much change. As the filament has to be stable even under constant temperature of the Celsius of thousands of degrees, the problem of finding the right filament was a particularly tedious job. Science still continues to be the most fascinating field of mankind and keeps opening doors for the human civilization to grow and prosper. After all, the thirst to know is what separates us from other animals!