Importance of science in day to day life?

Modern science and technology have changed our lives in many dramatic ways. Airplanes, automobiles, communications satellites, computers, plastics, and television are only a few of the scientific and technological inventions that have transformed human life. Research by nuclear physicists has led to the development of nuclear energy as a source of power. Agricultural scientists have developed better varieties of plants and highly effective fertilizers. The development of antibiotics and other new drugs has helped to control many Infectious Diseases. Studies in anatomy and physiology have led to amazing new surgical operations and to the invention of lifesaving machines that can do the work of such organs as the lungs, kidneys, and heart.