First, science and technology are important factors and forces to promote the development of modern productive forces. Marx clearly pointed out that the development of machine production needs the conscious application of natural science, "productivity also includes science" and "labor productivity develops with the continuous progress of science and technology." This assertion of Marx has been confirmed by the continuous development of social practice. The basic elements of productivity are means of production, objects of labor and laborers. The means of production are combined with certain science and technology; Workers also have certain scientific and technological knowledge. The rapid development of modern science and technology has rapidly transformed into real productive forces, which has changed the workers, labor tools, labor objects and management level in productive forces. Workers' mastery of science and technology has greatly improved people's ability to understand, transform and protect nature, and improved their productive labor ability. In the productivity system, science and technology have become the key and leading factor to promote the development of productivity.
Second, science and technology are the first factor in the development of modern productive forces and economic growth. In the past, the development of productive forces and economic growth mainly depended on the input of labor, capital and natural resources. In modern society, with the advent of the era of knowledge economy, science, technology and intellectual resources have increasingly become decisive factors in the development of productive forces and economic growth, which mainly depend on the power of science and technology. This is especially true from the practice of economic development in developed countries.
Third, the advanced nature of modern science and technology plays a leading role in the development of productive forces. /kloc-the second technological revolution at the end of 0/9 was a turning point in the relationship between science and technology and production. Prior to this, the relationship between production and science and technology was mainly manifested in that the development of production promoted technological progress, which in turn promoted the development of science. For example, the technological revolution of steam engine is mainly developed from the craftsman tradition, exploring technological inventions on the basis of accumulating production experience, and then summarizing thermodynamic theory. Since the second technological revolution marked by the electric power technology revolution, the situation that production promotes the development of science and technology has changed. Now, science promotes technological progress, which in turn promotes the development of production. Science and technology are more and more ahead of social production, opening up new fields of production development and guiding the development direction of productive forces. For example, the establishment of electromagnetic theory mainly explores electromagnetic theory through scientific experiments, which promotes the revolution of electric power technology and eventually leads to the wide application of electric power in production. When summing up the development trend of science and technology, Deng Xiaoping profoundly pointed out: "Modern science has opened the way for the progress of production technology and determined its development direction. Many new production tools and new processes were first created in scientific laboratories. " "A large number of historical facts prove that once theoretical research has achieved great reality, it will bring great progress to production and technology sooner or later."