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Nature 451, 22 (3 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/451022a; Published online 2 January 2008

50 & 100 Years Ago

What Man May Be: The Human Side of Science by George Russell Harrison — It has been estimated that each year sees the discovery of at least one million new scientific facts. Very few of us who are scientists have the capacity to digest more than a minute fraction of this feast, and to see the pattern to which it contributes.