Indeed science alone may perhaps be sterile when pursued without an understanding of the world in which scientific knowledge is created and in which the fruits of science are used.
Polykarp KuschAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: January 26, 1911
- Died: March 20, 1993
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