"People don't connect the research in space we're doing today, and how it's going to affect our future."
In the interview of Neil deGrasse Tyson, I chose this quote to talk about because it related to more than just space research. This can be said about any subject of study, from any time. In class, Andrew Lerario told us about a man who created an electromagnetic field during his research. When he stuck a piece of metal in between, it bent the metal. The English empire had funded his research, and they got mad at him for making something that seemed like a toy. However, to this day, we use it in cell phones. It shows that scientific research really has no time span. Something we discover today that seems useless to us now, might be used in everyday utilities 50 years from now. This really provoked my thoughts about science. When I'm in my 30's, what will we be doing with quantum mechanics? What other discoveries will be made that will benefit my future, and the future of humankind?
In the interview of Neil deGrasse Tyson, I chose this quote to talk about because it related to more than just space research. This can be said about any subject of study, from any time. In class, Andrew Lerario told us about a man who created an electromagnetic field during his research. When he stuck a piece of metal in between, it bent the metal. The English empire had funded his research, and they got mad at him for making something that seemed like a toy. However, to this day, we use it in cell phones. It shows that scientific research really has no time span. Something we discover today that seems useless to us now, might be used in everyday utilities 50 years from now. This really provoked my thoughts about science. When I'm in my 30's, what will we be doing with quantum mechanics? What other discoveries will be made that will benefit my future, and the future of humankind?