The Inefficiencies of Scientific Research

The inefficiencies of scientific research are more extensive than intensive. A scientist receiving 400 pounds per annum may be obliged to waste three quarters of his time because he has not an assistant costing 150 pounds per year. The personal interests of the scientists are extremely diverse and they are at the same time far removed from those of administration. This situation is difficult to remedy, mainly because the economic aspect of scientific work is not strictly compatible with that of a profit-making society.