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In ancient times, it was assumed that Chemistry is a hypothetical subject. But it is correlated to revelations and intuitions. As a section of your interest, I would like to discuss some aspects of chemistry in terms of social sciences instead of technical jargons. Iqbal said “Holy Quran is a chemical prescription of human life i.e. generic for all human being, indiscriminately” his poetry is rich with chemistry,
“Origin of every species is same, whether it is made up of mass or energy, Terra joules of energy produces, whenever (parent) nucleus of an atom explode.”
In first verselet, he is revealing Einstein’s Equation E=mc², then he is telling about the Nuclear Fission reaction.
“Life is the composition of elements, decomposition causes deterioration of life”
The field of applied chemistry & chemical technology is flourishing an industrial revolution all over the world; applied chemistry includes copious technologies and industrial applications from plant design to a finished product according to the demands of ultimate consumers.
Now-a-days, world has extended as a global village; in this era of economic antagonism, generally scientists and particularly applied chemists are more responsible in respect of providing a civilized living to the earthlings by means of inventions and discoveries. Believe it or not, it may be astonishing for you that more than 70% industries are directly & circuitously linked with the vast field of applied chemistry. An Applied chemist is a multi dimensional expert, who can concurrently perform the jobs of an engineer, an analyst and a chemist amid research, development & production.
Urbanization, progress in living and quality life is absolutely dependent on the job of an appliedian, as all the ways towards a luxurious life directed by the professionals & experts of industrial sciences. Today, all those countries have established their industrial monopoly where applied sciences are well focused. Applied chemistry includes a wide variety of research & curriculum areas such as medicine & pharmaceutics, edible oil & ghee, soap & detergent, paint & distemper, dyes & pigments, plastic & rubber, glass & ceramic, paper & pulp, textile & polymer, metallurgy & ore enrichment, petroleum & gas, flavors & food science, nuclear reactors & explosives, pesticide & insecticides, cement, photography, fertilizers, sugar, leather & regzine, waxes & ointments, cosmetics & perfume etc are some industrial applications of applied chemistry, beyond some routine laboratory assessments of chemicals & stoichiometric analysis. Owing to this, it is very typical to speculate & guesstimate the industrial jurisdictions of applied chemistry.
It is pertinent to mention the statistics of fiscal & financial years of 1999 regarding world trade; in 1999 the total trade across the globe was about 20 trillion US dollars, 90% of which was depending upon engineering. Hence engineers were responsible for 18 trillion dollar trade round the globe, out of which 40% was dependable on metallurgy, which is 7.2 trillion $, 20% of the rest was based on textile industry, Now you can imagine the implication of engineering and technology whose brass tacks are applied sciences. Providentially an applied chemist is not only an analyst but also an all rounder chemical technologist of various engineering technologies. One who knows the chemistry and origin of raw material, chemical treatments, plant design, engineering of chemical reactors, unit processes, unit operations, cost management, quality control, in conjunction with chemical, biological, mechanical, physical, electrical, thermal, environmental and all other technical aspects of production & desired quality, that are essential part of our modern epoch.
No one can deny the importance of applied sciences but the other face of coin may be dark & etched with abominable ambitions, regrettably notorious global masses are entailing in misuse of chemical technology for their self motives rather than noble causes. As they are producing hazardous microorganisms, chemical & biological weapons to destruct the economy & progress rate of contestants by means of epidemical-infectious diseases and environmental violence. Applied Chemists are not only accountable but also responsible to overcome such exploitation of technology to harmonize the conformable circumstances for global harmony & peace on the basis of humanitarian sympathetic grounds.
Right from the beginning, the main tragedy of our country is Brain Drain, our industrial crisis and unemployment is bounded in the gratitude of this brain drain. To overcome this crisis and to avail the opportunities government should introduce adequate industrial projects to acquire the hidden treasures of nature and to bring back overseas national talent. Although we are very rich in raw material but unfortunately we are compelled to export this raw material at very cheap cost, as we’re not capable to produce finished product, we import these items at very high cost, however they are made up of our own raw material. This leads to economic crises, poverty, inflation and unemployment.
Applied sciences are the backbone of industrial revolution, we should confess our cumulative lacking in applied sciences and there is a dire need of reawakening of collective wisdom in this respect. Another national tragedy is ignorance (sorry for imprudence, you can say “abysmal ignorance & negligence”) which is a root cause of industrial adversity. However, we have naturally occurring magnificent assets. But merely owing to be deficient in technical awareness, we are not recovering these assets for subsequent processing to produce in useable form, hence overall industrial growth & evolution rate is very slow, which is an alarming situation and threatening message for trade survival, as we are leaving the track of economic stability.
Think, if we process all the raw materials in our own industries, then the rate of unemployment can be reduced. Similarly, the huge deficit on import can be abolish which is added owing to the processes involved, fare & shipment charges, taxes & duties and all other additional expenses excluding manufacturing cost, that we are paying to get a finished product. Consequently, more than 50% population is reluctantly compelled to stay alive below the line of poverty, even though we have both cheap labors and qualified workforce. Industrial enlargement will reinforce our superficial & gewgaw “Bubble Economy” simultaneously & spontaneously with a rise in foreign reserves, liquid money and overseas investment. No doubt our engineers, technologists and Industrial chemists are able to overcome all crisis & fluctuations. But without resources, govt’s support & supervision Dr. A.Q. Khan alone couldn’t make nuclear bomb, although he had designed nuclear bomb in his mind, but some permissible, moral & financial support was required to implement his ideas practically.
According to an article of our national hero Dr. A.Q. Khan,
“Govt. should emphasize to inaugurate technical institutes and universities of applied sciences where credit hours of practical work must be equal to the theory hours in order to enhance professionalism & skill development. Provision of full fledge equipped laboratories should be a part of this program, Govt. should remove all barriers and obstacles which thwarten the academic carrier of researchers & students of applied sciences.” (Daily Jang)
