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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

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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,...

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Language:English
ISBN:0691174768
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