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THE recent Conference on Science and World Order organized by the British Association has undoubtedly done much to clarify among men of science a realization of their social responsibilities. More than this, it has initiated, we hope, a deeper understanding on the part of our leaders and statesmen of the vital position science occupies in a modern community. For science is no mere collection of facts and theories, but a living force for progress. Technological advance would be impossible without the background of a scientific culture. The development of the arts of peace owes much to science. The technique of industrial production is an application of scientific knowledge to human needs; large–scale agriculture demands the close collaboration of the farmer and the man of science; public health measures and preventive medicine are often based on the most recent scientific discoveries. It is clear then that increasing the well–being of the ordinary citizen is largely a scientific task. It is equally clear that men of science have not been allowed to direct the application of their results in the social and economic fields to the extent that the importance of their work demands.
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SCIENCE AND ACADEMIC ISOLATION. Nature 148, 635–637 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148635a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/148635a0