In the last fifty years science has advanced more ...

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In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature than the ancients ascribed to their gods.

-John Boyd Orr

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Fiftyپچاس pachaas
Yearsسال saal
Scienceدانش daanish سائنس Science عرفان irfaan
Advancedترقی یافتہ taraqqi yaaftah قبل از وقت qabl az waqt
Previousاگلا agla سابقہ saabiqah قبل qabl
Mankindآدم زاد aadam zaad انسان insaan بشر bashr
Greaterبڑھ کر barh kar بیش تر beysh tar زبر zabar
Powersاختیارات Ikhtyaaraat
Forcesافواج Afwaaj اِس خاکے میں دو قُوتیں ہیں قُوتوں کا متوازی الاضلاع
Natureبناوٹ banaawat ترکیب tarkiib خصلت khaslat
Ancientsقدیم qadiim
Ascribedفرض کیا گیا
Godsخداؤں Khudaaon

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"In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature than the ancients ascribed to their gods."

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"In the last fifty years science has advanced more than in the 2,000 previous years and given mankind greater powers over the forces of nature than the ancients ascribed to their gods."