The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
1st Edition
Published on 6. February 2017
104 pages
978-1-4008-8462-9 (ISBN)
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Abraham Flexner
The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
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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.
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The World of Tomorrow - Robbert Dijkgraaf 1
The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge - Abraham Flexner 49
About the Authors 89
Further Reading 91
The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge - Abraham Flexner 49
About the Authors 89
Further Reading 91
