Science and Society Answers

Which statement best describes the effect of scientific advances on society?

Which of Nikola Tesla’s inventions directly affected the efficiency of home appliances? Check all that apply.X-ray technologyalternating current technologyelectric motorsradio communicationfluorescent lightbulbs

Read about physicist Joseph Rotblat in the article titled Science and Society. Which statements describe how Rotblat was influenced by the society in which he lived? Check all that apply.Rotblat willingly proposed the idea of the atomic bomb to stop the German occupation in Poland.Rotblat helped the United States develop an atomic bomb out of fear that Germany would develop such a weapon first.Rotblat continued to work on the atomic bomb even after he learned that German scientists had abandoned their research.Rotblat resigned from the Manhattan Project because he disagreed with the use of the atomic bomb.Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the development of nuclear weapons.