Value of Curiosity-oriented Research
- 1 March 1970
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 225 (5237) , 1005-1006
- https://doi.org/10.1038/2251005a0
Abstract
Is the most profit to be had from research inspired by curiosity or by foresight of practical applications? A recent suggestion that the answer could be found by evaluating curiosity-oriented projects has proved hard to follow up.Keywords
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