Science and Technology

         Science and technology have advanced to another level that we have never seen before. In the late 1990's, people could only dream of mobile cellular phones from Star Trek, flying cars, surfing boards, etc. But some of them had came true, and we now live in a world full of technology. We have inclined them in our daily use, and human kind would never be the same if there weren't any advancement in the field of technological science.

       We do not truly pay attention to the objects that are around us, but they are the technological advance that many people in the past did not have. Laptops, smartphones, wifi, internet, air conditioner, earphones, smart watch, 4K TV, etc. These inventions helped our lives get easier in so many ways. That help us work more efficient, be more productive, and more transcendent. Since the 20th century, thousands of inventions were invented, and they drastically changed our lives. One of the most popular innovations was the television.

In 1925, John Logie Baird showcased the first working television. The television evolved through periods of time, now we see the most advanced TVs with various display panels (LED, OLED, etc.)

Amongst these popular inventions, there is one exceptional, peculiar innovation: Instant noodle. Instant noodle can be misunderstood as a product of China since they are famous for noodle. But instant noodle came from Japan. A brief history of the product is when Japan was trying to recover their country after World War II, the government tried to subsidize the population with bread for food. But the Japanese people are inclined to eating ramen noodles, they refused to eat bread. There would be a long line of people waiting for noodles. Momofuku Ando saw this scenario and thought of instant noodle. He invented it under the brand Nissin. At that time, instant noodle was sold for 35 Yen, and was considered a luxury.

Without instant noodle, Japan might have been crippled with its work force too starved to work. Instant noodle saved lives, and when the Japan was asked which invention was the pride of their country, Japan said: "Instant noodle." As fascinating as inventions are, there are detrimental weapons that have been developed and could one day eradicate humanity.

After World War II and the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US had introduced to the world the beginning of nuclear warfare. Followed up after the World War was the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union. They developed many different kinds of weapons and methods of defense against one another, in fear of a mass invasion. Now many countries possessed nuclear weapons, and it is estimated that each person on Earth, including children and infants, are living on 10 megaton of TNT.

Many more weapons of mass destruction are produced and experimented everyday. They could keep us safe, but they could be our demise. Humans have created weapons that would help them defend, but also help them destroy what they want to defend. We all need to be careful of what we fiddle with, for it will come back and bring us utter fear. Technology and Science can help us have an easier life, but not necessarily a better life. We will abuse these inventions. We will protrude our limitations, and surely we will face the consequences that we do not know.