World Science Day For Peace And Development 2015

Today, the 10th of November, is the World Science Day for Peace and Development.

The purpose of the World Science Day is to raise public awareness of the importance of science and shine the spotlight on the contribution science makes to our well being.

That is why today, I dedicate my article to science and its role in forging a better world. Here are some of the most spectacular inventions that were discovered by smartest people around the world and that have changed our way of life:

Wheel

The oldest and most remarkable invention that completely changed our lives is the wheel. Without it people would have to use horses to visit their relatives in the next state.

Some claim that it was invented around 8,000 B.C. in Asia, some say around 3500 BC in Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Other thinks that the wheel is so simple that every culture would have invented it when it reached particular point in their development. The invention of the wheel helped in the progress of the world’s economy, industry, and technology.

Printing press

In 1454,  Johannes Gutenberg, a German goldsmith invented printing press. This event created a widespread of books and opportunity for common people to obtain information, knowledge and news.

Nowadays,  almost everyone has “printing press” at their homes and offices commonly known as “printers”.

Steam engine

In the 1st century AD, Heron of Alexandria invented the first steam device, the aeolipile. But it was used only as a toy. The first steam engines, the most important invention of the entire industrial revolution, were designed by several engineers: Thomas Savery, Thomas Newcomen, and James Watt. Each of them added new refinements. We still use steam turbines to generate electricity.

Electricity

Everyone knows that in the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research on electricity. But there is evidence that people were aware of electricity as far back as 600 BC. Electricity is one of the most important things in our lives. All our modern devises like computer, TV, air conditioning, fridge, cooker, microwave oven, washing machine run on electric power.

Internet

In the 1960s, United States military, after the cold war, used  first network called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) to have a military control center that could withstand nuclear attack. Then,  in 1989, Tim Berner Lee invented the World Wide Web, a revolutionary invention, which has changed our world. Today, Internet is used for different purposes depending upon the requirement. We can stay in touch with our relatives via Skype, share information on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, complete tasks, collect latest information and even make money.

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