Topic: Science and its effects

One of the most striking features of the present century is the progress of science and its effects on almost every aspect of social life. Building on the foundation laid by the predecessors, the scientists of today are carrying their investigation into ever-widening fields of knowledge. The advances of science and technology have brought the different parts of the world into closer touch with one another than ever before. We are able to reach distant lands within a very short time. We are also able to communicate with people far away by means of telephone and wireless devices. The invention of the printing machine has made it possible for us to learn from books and newspapers about people all over the world. Moreover, science has helped people to secure control over nature. Science is admittedly the dominating intellectual force of the modern age