The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge by Abraham Flexner

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

Abraham Flexner

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 breakthroughs A forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or prac...

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