The Social Function of Science

activities actual administrative advance agricultural already aluminium amount apparatus application of science astronomy become biological Britain British capital carried chemical industry chemistry civilization co-ordination consequently considerable course defence demand development of science difficulties direct discovery economic economic system effective existing expenditure fact factors Fascism field finance firms function funds German Government greater history of science human ideas important improvement increase individual industrial research institutes interest invention J. B. S. Haldane Julian Huxley knowledge laboratory large number Lord Stamp manufacture material means mechanical medical research Medical Research Council ment methods military modern monopoly National Physical Laboratory nature Nazi necessary obsolescence organization particularly patents physics political possible practice present problems processes production profit research workers Royal Society scientific research scientific workers scientists social Soviet Union teaching technical techniques theory tion tradition universities waste whole