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THOUGH it is recognised that science touches the life of society closely at many points, there are other spheres in which the contribution of science is only just beginning to be perceived. The full effect of the changes in the structure of society, whether in Great Britain or elsewhere, produced by the impact of applied physical science in such ways as the increased facilities for transport over great distances rapid long-range communication by telephone, wireless, aeroplane the cinema and broadcasting and the spread of mechanical production on a large scale in such parts of the world as India, China, and Russia has yet to be perceived. The extent of the influence of these forces or the magnitude of the changes they have produced will undoubtedly be vast but are largely unpredictable. Least of all can they be ignored in a country like Great Britain.
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Science and Social Economics. Nature 130, 109–111 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130109a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/130109a0