Week 9: Science + Art

Week 9: Science + Art

    Science and art are usually not compared to one another but through the creative aspect of art, it influences to a scientific breakthrough. Scientists develop hypothesis on certain research topics they wish to find answers to. Albert Einstein even stated how science and art "tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and from" as well as emphasizing how the "greatest scientists are always artists." 

 

    There has been research about life in other places besides Earth throughout the past decades. Scientists expanded their research by sendings animals out into space like Laika, a Moscow street dog. Soviet rocket scientists wanted to send animals into space to have a better knowledge as to how it would affect humans in terms of launch and other aspects related to space travel. Laika was sent with other stray dogs on November 1957. Laika had the necessities to survive but the issue came due to the satellite. The cabin started to overheat causing the death of Laika. They did find that Laika survived around 6 hours out into the mission. 

 

    This sparked a lot of conversation about the future of humans being able to go into space. On January 31, 1958, the U.S sent out Explorer 1 which was the first successful satellite. It remained in orbit for around 12 years lasting a longer length time than the satellite sent by the Soviet Union. In 1969, Neil Armstrong, was the first human being to walk on the moon lasting 3 hours. This only shows the creativity scientists have which allows them to seek for answers of future possibilities. 

Citations: 

1. Wall, Mike, and Meghan Bartels. “Laika the Space Dog: First Living Creature in Orbit.” Space.com, Space, 14 Jan. 2022, https://www.space.com/laika-space-dog. 

2. Bhiwandiwala, Zanaida. “Why Art Is Vital to the Study of Science?” Pranjal Arts, Pranjal Arts, 11 Jan. 2022, https://pranjalarts.com/blog/why-art-is-vital-to-the-study-of-science. 

3. Euronews. “60 Years on - Laika the Dog in Space.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 Nov. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDbAh8RJMBg. 

4. History.com Editors. “1969 Moon Landing.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 23 Aug. 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/space-exploration/moon-landing-1969. 

5. uconlineprogram. “8 Space PT3.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 July 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WOqt_C55Mk&t=61s.