The usefulness of useless knowledge

Author(s)

• Flexner, Abraham
• Dijkgraaf, R.

Bibliographic Information

The usefulness of useless knowledge

Abraham Flexner ; with a companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf

Princeton University press, c2017

Note

Original essay "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge", c1939 by Harper's Magazine

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93)

Contents of Works

• The world of tomorrow / Robbert Dijkgraaf
• The usefulness of useless knowledge / Abraham Flexner

Details

• NCID: BB24862178
• ISBN:
  • 9780691174761
• LCCN: 2016960697
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Princeton, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: 93 p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Q126.8
  • DC23 : 001.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Research
  • LCSH : Science
  • LCSH : Discoveries in science
  • LCSH : Learning and scholarship -- Philosophy