The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge by Abraham Flexner, Robbert Dijkgraaf

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

Abraham Flexner, Robbert Dijkgraaf

104 pages first pub 1939 (editions)

nonfiction essays philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A short, provocative book about why "useless" science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughsA forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or pra...

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