Scientific freedom : the elixir of civilization / Donald W. Braben
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- 4351770
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- Braben, D. W
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- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2008
- xii, 184 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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- 9780470226544
- 0470226544
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"Scientific Freedom outlines what needs to be done to restore the freedom that can transform scientific understanding. Complete with scientific proposals and commentaries provided in stand-alone boxes, Scientific Freedom extends the debate to anyone who has a serious interest in global affairs - industrialists, academics, legislators, and consumers - and offers an inspiring analysis of how scientific freedom affects and, ultimately, preserves the very foundations of our civilization."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Ch. 1. The Damocles Zone
- Ch. 2. Scientific Freedom and Transformative Research
- Ch. 3. Mismanagement by Objectives: The Need for Fresh Approaches
- Ch. 4. Searching for Planck's Successors
- Ch. 5. Universities for the Twenty-First Century: The Case for a Fifth Revolution
- Ch. 6. Venture (or Transformative) Research: How It Works in Practice
- Ch. 7. The Venture Research Harvest.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177) and index.
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