A Scientific Symphony

A Scientific Symphony

Carl Roma 2013-13861

The arts and sciences have always grown simultaneously with the progress of human civilization. These two inseparable concepts are the backbone of man’s culture and society from the ancient times to the present. However, these parts of human life are two sides of the same coin, one taps into the infinite span of a human being’s creativity and imagination to create amazing and awe-inspiring masterpieces that withstand the tests of time and continue to enrapture those who experience it while the other is derived from the never ending quest for knowledge and man’s understanding of the secrets of nature, enabling the progress of technology and civilization itself into the world we know today.

Although most assume that arts and sciences go together like fire and ice, it’s actually the other way around. The arts have always relied on science for inspiration for new creations like music and films while science relies on the arts to gain fresh, new ideas that can be made into reality. The influence of science in the field of music for example, shows how the two interact at a closer degree. Musical compositions ranging from classical orchestra pieces like “The Planets” by Gustav Holt to more familiar ballads and pop songs such as “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra and probably even “E.T.” by Katy Perry have ideas that are inspired by science, and in some cases science fiction. Another art form that has been in close relationship with science is film. The sci-fi genre along with numerous adventure and fantasy movies have their roots based on scientific concepts and theories and we all know how popular these become, I mean, have you seen the line during Star Wars? Science has also been influenced by the arts, wild and strange ideas that are thought to be science fiction may actually be reality through science. Sci-fi concepts like anti-gravity and time travel that were thought to be pure fantasy are actually closer to the real than you think.

Man’s history has been written through arts and sciences; how they affected each other and most of all, how they affected society. The legacy of mankind is seen in every discovery, composition, invention, masterpiece, edifice, and film in which our culture and our very lives are imbedded within. No matter what happens in the future, we can be sure that the arts and sciences will go on, in an everlasting scientific symphony.