Abraham Flexner

Gebundenes Buch

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge

Beschreibung

"Original essay 'The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge' copyright A1939 by Harper's Magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduced from the October issue by special permission"--Title page verso.

Autor

Abraham Flexner (1866-1959) was the founding director of the Institute for Advanced Study, one of the world's leading institutions for basic research in the sciences and humanities. Robbert Dijkgraaf, a mathematical physicist who specializes in string theory, is director and Leon Levy Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. A distinguished public policy adviser and passionate advocate for science and the arts, he is also the cochair of the InterAcademy Council, a global alliance of science academies, and former president of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 185mm x 118mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9780691174761
• ISBN-10: 0691174768
• Artikelnr.: 45793255

Rezensionen

"Flexner and Dijkgraaf argue that basic research--driven by curiosity, freedom, and imagination--is a proven and essential seed for the revolutionary technologies that fuel the economy, transform society, and provide solutions for the worlds problems. A thoughtful appeal for long-term thinking in a time full of short-term distractions."--Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc.