The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

by Abraham Flexner and Robbert Dijkgraaf

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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 practical outcomes, with the intent of creating products of immediate value. In such a scenario, it makes sense to focus on the most identifiable and urgent problems, right? Actually, it doesn't...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691174768

ISBN13:9780691174761

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:104 Pages

Weight:0.44 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 4.6" x 7.1"

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