Dear all,
Thanks for this pointer.
Have a look at a 1952 broadcast:
https://archive.org/details/JohnsHopkinsScienceReview-UsefulnessOfUselessKnowledge
Kind regards,
Karel.
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> On 3 Sep 2021, at 10:25, Ken Friedman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear All,
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> The book to which Richard Herriott refers is:
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> Flexner, Abraham. 2017. The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge. With a companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.
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> This book reprints a 1939 essay by Abraham Flexner from Harper’s Magazine, together with a companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf titled “The World of Tomorrow.”
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> Yours,
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> Ken
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