The developments from science affect us in ways too numerous to mention (comprehensively). A few examples would include:
X-rays were discovered (or at least theorized) when an object, a key I think, was left on a photographic plate (this was in the late 1800's, if I remember correctly) and accidentally exposed to radium,
The microwave oven developed from a researcher standing in front of a microwave source. The chocolate bar in his pocket melted.
The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs resulted in the development of computer micro-processors, teflon, velcro, the hang-glider, just to name a few.
Are the flip-phones and Blue tooth phones starting to resemble the communicators seen in Star Trek, or is that my imagination ?
The process for canning (in metal cans) food was developed in France (?) during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon's armies weren't always near fresh food sources, but they still had to be fed (not strictly a science-type development, I know, but it comes in handy today).
The internet began as a way for military research information to be sent from base to base. Later, universities were "wired" into the net. Now it's available for anyone to use.
These are just the examples I can bring to mind immediately. The research began with the alchemists of the Middle Ages discovering some of the earliest known elements, probably earlier.
2006-09-06 10:59:22
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answered by xschugger 1
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Science affects us about 98.5 percent of the time.
Roughly 1.5 percent of all the things hitting us are either caused by destiny, Lady Luck, the work of madmen, or the outfall from misguided political actions.
2006-09-10 07:53:36
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answered by zahbudar 6
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