Science Unshackled Julia Fotherby and the electronic version includes

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written with Gluck's characteristic poise and curiosity

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Science Unshackled Julia Fotherby and the electronic version includesWhy in the world are we paying for all this 'basic' research? The answer to this question becomes clear in this romp through the 'seemingly useless' world of pure science, where one thing leads to another in ways that result in major scientific advancements. With a novelistic style, C Rene James reveals how obscure studies of natural phenomena including curved space time, poisonous cone snails, exploding black holes, and the precise chemical makeup of