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Science in the cause of man.

Title: Science in the cause of man.
Author: Piel, Gerard.
Publication: New York, Knopf, 1962.

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Description

337 pages; 22 cm

Summary

Collection of essays and lectures by editor of "Scientific American". For other editions, see Author Catalog.

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Contents

Science and secrecy -- How do we make our alumni publications appeal to the intellects of our alumni? -- Scientists and other citizens -- The planet earth -- The social compact -- Founding fathers as social scientists -- Our industrial culture -- Security and heresy -- The new paradise -- Secrets of nature -- Science, censorship, and the public interest -- Sputniks in the sky -- Science, disarmament, and peace -- The revolution in man's labor -- In defense of education -- The economics of disarmament -- The economics of underdevelopment -- The economics of abundance -- The wilderness and the American dream -- The illusion of civil defense -- On the feasibility of peace.

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62014760

OCLC

ocm00421651
421651
SCSB-473556

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Princeton University Library