How Science Affects Your Life

Science, according to one dictionary, is "the systematic study of the nature and behavior of the material and physical universe, based on observation, experiment, and measurement."  To do all of that is hard, often frustrating work. Scientists struggle with experiments and observations for weeks, months,  or even years. Sometimes their labors lead to dead ends, but in many cases they deliver benefits to mankind. Consider a few examples. 

A European company has combined strong plastic and advanced filters to produce a device that has made it possible for a person to avoid illness from drinking contaminated water. Devices like that one have been put to use during  natural disasters, such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. 

High above the earth, networks of satellites make up what is called the Global Positioning System (GPS).  Originally designed for military applications, the GPS helps motorists, airplane pilots, ship navigators, and even hunters and hikers to find their way.  Thanks to the scientists who invented it, the GPS makes it easier to get to where you want to go.

Do you use a cell phone, a computer, or the Internet? Have you seen that your health has improved  or has been restored because of advanced medicine?  Do you travel by airplane? If so, you are benefiting from some of the ways in which science has been a boon to humanity. Science has affected you life in many positive ways.

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From the Watchtower magazine, 2015