Value Of Knowledge

The value of knowledge is often defined through its application. An argument can be made that if knowledge isn’t recognized, there is no real value towards it hence it has no use. Therefore, it is important that we recognize and understand the importance of knowledge in the application of the real world. However several arguments suggest the idea that knowledge is valuable to a certain extent. Areas of knowledge such as Mathematics and History both provide valuable applications to the real world. Certain arguments however disprove this and try to suggest that both areas of knowledge can decline if not implemented into the real world. In this essay, I will be discussing the values and importance of two specific areas of knowledge (Mathematics

Even in places such as kitchens to the satellite uses for television, mathematics is of great value. However many proven theories have been of no use to the real world. Pierre de Fermat is a mathematician who has been given credit for the development of infinitesimal calculus (Boyer, Carl B) although certain theories he had proven had no use to the real world. He conjectured that all numbers in the form of 22n+1 were prime (Freeman). However Leonard Euler disproved this. Euler was a Swiss mathematician who made important discoveries in many branches of mathematics such as the graph theory (Allen). Euler’s work on the number theory disproved some of Fermat’s overall conjectures (Number Theory). Fermat’s hard work and dedication was only disproved hence his number theory had no real value to the world. The value of his work was diminished and applied no real difference to the world. As time went on, the knowledge gained from his number theory deceased over time and was of no use. In today’s world of mathematics, Fermat’s theorem of number forms is of no discussion in modern education. It is important to realise that not all mathematic theories have uses in today’s world especially with how it has evolved with adaptations to technology. On the contrary, with the world changing everyday, conservative mathematic theories are still practiced to this day thus

History has always taught us not only to learn from the past mistakes, but also to assimilate the wonderful experience of past achievements.. Looking at the Chernobyl disaster, one can confirm that society has indeed learnt from past mistakes. The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor whilst undergoing power failure experimentation. Hence, steam explosions and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor into the atmosphere. Overall 31 people were killed. The incident could have been avoided if the nuclear factory complied with certain rules, provided a safe evacuation method and plan ahead. Despite this, there have been major changes that have been introduced in order to prevent such incidents from reoccurring. Ensuring the safety of nuclear power plants and of the need for strict compliance with international safety requirements during the design, construction and operation have been of major importance (Lessons Learned from Chernobyl). The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was a measure created to evacuate the population from the most contaminated areas (Lessons Learned from Chernobyl). These precautions and safety concerns have been addressed proving that knowledge can be applied to also protect people. The world has now learned how to make itself safer from unexpected nuclear