PART EIGHTEEN 



SCIENCE 



Science can be said to be the search for knowledge in the 

 physical and biological sciences, and knowledge includes 

 facts and the interrelationships of the facts. Observation and 

 experimentation are the primary tools of the investigator, 

 aided and abetted by such instruments as have been invented 

 to aid sensory data. Deduction is frequently employed, a 

 process which goes beyond the data and serves as a stimulus 

 for further empirical work. Much has been written about 

 pure versus applied research. Like the old controversy re- 

 garding the importance of heredity and environment, the 

 excitement has died down. Most scientists agree that pure 

 and applied research are opposite ends of the spectrum, that 

 they merge in the middle of the band, and that both are 

 very important in the total scientific endeavor. 



Science has its faults, as Dr. Weaver points out. As a 

 group, scientists are honest and broad-minded, and they 

 would be the first to admit that science has some imperfec- 

 tions. This is a very healthy attitude because unless scientists 

 are willing to evaluate criticism, no real progress can be made. 



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