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The next hundred years : the unfinished business of science

Title
The next hundred years : the unfinished business of science / by C.C. Furnas ...
Author
Furnas, C. C. (Clifford Cook), 1900-1969.
Publication
  • New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, [1936]
  • ©1936

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Description
xiv, 434 pages; 22 cm
Subject
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Progress
  • sciences (philosophy)
  • science (modern discipline)
  • Progress
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Wissenschaftlich-technischer Fortschritt
  • Ciencia
Note
  • "A Williams & Wilkins book."
Bibliography (note)
  • "Bibliography": p. 403-408.
Contents
pt. 1. Biology: The battle of eugenics -- What is life? -- Our chemical masters -- Infectious diseases -- Food -- The whole man -- What of death? -- The six-legged pests -- The poor plants and ailing animals -- The price of progress -- pt. 2. Chemistry: Synthetics -- Solvents -- Outdoing nature -- pt. 3. Physics: What's new in the nucleus? -- Energy for the taking -- The newer elements -- The scholar's haven -- pt. 4. Engineering: The road ahead -- Labor-saving -- Power -- Light -- Transportation -- Communication -- Our mineral resources -- The perfect farm -- Agriculture is an industry -- Food manufacture -- Making the best of weather -- pt. 5. Social consequences: The risen tide of invention -- Leisure without lethargy -- The life of assurance.
LCCN
36027050
OCLC
  • ocm01227811
  • 1227811
  • SCSB-477100
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library