Assignment # 8

**What are the responsibilities of scientists? Should scientific progress always go forward even if there can be consequences that most of us do not want, and that may be dangerous for all of us?

The responsibilities of a scientist are well known by all. Scientist do indeed awe us, but unfourtunately they  threaten us with new inventions such as nuclear bombs and the latest weapons. I believe, they should create things that are beneficial for the world so that people would not have to face any types of problems in these days. One example could be in  regards to natural destructions of the world. Scientists could learn how to control and prevent a tsunami. This could prevent the world from such disasters. Moreover, e-waste, due to pollution, viruses and infections are spreading everywhere in the world. Many people are suffering from diseases. Scientists must work hard to make new medicine to relieve people from the diseases. They can also create some technology such as helpful machines so people could work instead of being unemployed. Scientist should make such things instead of weapons because science has been already progressed a lot on weapons. There are enough weapons to kill someone. For example, Robert Oppenheimer’s work in building an atomic bomb brought about the Cold War, and even today, we are afraid of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists. Terrorist are the greatest enemies of the world. They don’t think before killing innocent people to complete their accomplishment. Scientist shouldn’t make anymore weapons contributing to this dilemma. It’s enough! And for e-waste, scientist should make some kind of techniques to wash out the pollution and people could relieve from new diseases. In addition, scientist are the second God, whom public could believe easily in every aspect of life. So, scientist shouldn’t break their trust while contributing with terrorist.

Assignment # 7

**What was the significance for the way we live now (for technological or scientific advances) based on the contribution or discoveries of your chosen scientist? What does the life story or biography of this scientist teach us today about what it takes to do successful science? (What challenges or obstacles did this scientist have to overcome?What does his or her struggle teach us today? Were the achievements of this scientist recognized in his or her lifetime? If not, why not? Did this scientist’s work inspire us, give us a sense of wonder, threaten us or does it give us some combination of these ideas?

Answer-

Did he have doubts regarding the effects on the nuclear bomb? Did he even have an iota of guilt? Even if he did write against it in 1946, the deed was done and thousands of people and their generations to come had become its victims. This story of the life of Robert Oppenheimer serves as a lesson to the present day students and   scientists. It warns them against the excessive use of weaponry and its ill effects.

In 1941 Oppenheimer was assigned the atomic bomb project. His first task was to calculate the critical mass of uranium-235, i.e. the amount of uranium needed to sustain a chain reaction. He continued his research and succeeded. The atomic bomb was finally dropped on cities in Japan with a far reaching and extremely negative outcome.

When the war ended, Robert Oppenheimer came to be known as the as the "father of the A-bomb,” He said, "the physicists have known sin, and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose", revealing his guilt. His political past and his caution on the hydrogen bomb finally had terrible results on his career. In 1953, the Atomic Energy Commission suspended his security clearance.

The work of this scientist inspires us for his intelligence and we wonder whether his obnoxiously violent invention was really worth it? However, this is threatening weapon to innocent public by terrorist or by countries enemy. This shouldn’t be happening. This weapons and bombs create a lot of trouble. In my opinion, I don’t think, nuclear weapons and ak-47 guns should be built by scientist anymore and stop making new inventions on this. People don’t need any weapons anymore. People need to live in peace onwards.

Assignment # 6

New Computers vs. E-waste

Technology is fast changing and awful to audience. The electronic advancements are bringing new computers in our markets. These new devices are fast paced and are objects of desire. From desk tops, lap-tops, and palm-tops to blackberries - the list is endless. Now the high-tech mobile phones are making the computers look old-fashioned. People look upon them as status symbols. The faster the technology, the more advanced they themselves feel. People are using these tools to race against time. Unfortunately, the e-waste that is gathering world-wide is getting unmanageable. The disastrous elements that they emit are major health hazards. The developed nations are exporting the e-waste to the developing nations due to cheap labor cost for recycling it. The result is that the developing nations are further deteriorating unknowingly.

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