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The usefulness of useless knowledge / Abraham Flexner ; with a companion essay by Robbert Dijkgraaf

This volume pairs a 1939 essay with contemporary commentary to examine how curiosity-driven research, despite lacking immediate practical application, provides the essential foundation for major technological breakthroughs and scientific innovation.

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