Science and War
For a number of centuries science kept itself aloof from warfare. It was not until the Chinese invented the gun-powder that science became an active and powerful associate of war. It is curious that the gun-powder was invented for a very innocent and harmless purpose to be used in firecrackers. The evil nature of man, however, soon began to misuse the gun-powder for destructive purposes. And in sheer disgust we speak ill of science for all those acts of cruelty. Gun powder Endowed with tremendous power modern science is yoked to the chariots of war. It is bound to annihilate life on earth. It is very intriguing question whether advancing science is the cause of world devastating war or wars are the cause of the advancement of science. Modern wars are being fought with scientific weapons like tanks, aeroplanes, guns, bombs, missiles and rockets, etc. The warriors are simply media for the application of the scientist’s inventions. Igneous scienti...