
Prologus 11: The Efficiency of Scientific Research (J.D. Bernal)
Nullius in Verba
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The Importance of Secrecy in Scientific Research
Many firms have great difficulty in obtaining technical or scientific books from libraries because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken out such and such a book. This applies particularly to chemical industries where chance discoveries play a much larger part than they do in physical and mechanical industries. Sometimes the secrecy goes to such an extent that the whole nature of the research cannot be mentioned.
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