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Scientific Workers and War

Nature volume 137, pages 829–830 (1936)Cite this article

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DURING recent months, several items have appeared in NATURE which were concerned at least in part with the topics of warfare, past or future. This may be taken as an expression of the realisation that science has given modern warfare its catastrophic character. While scientific investigators cannot be held directly responsible, many of them are coming to feel that they cannot remain indifferent to the indirect effects of their work.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    C. H. BAMFORD

  2. D.Sc. University, Cambridge,

    J. D. BERNAL

  3. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    E. J. BUCKLER

  4. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    V. M. CONWAY

  5. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    M. C. A. CROSS

  6. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    R. C. EVANS

  7. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    D. W. EWER

  8. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    J. H. FREMLEST

  9. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    S. GLASSTONE

  10. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    H. GODWIN

  11. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    B. E. HOLMES

  12. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    A. F. W. HUGHES

  13. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    E. LEIGHTON YATES

  14. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    E. R. LOVE

  15. M.B., B.S. University, Cambridge,

    E. C. MACIRONE

  16. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    D. M. NEEDHAM

  17. Sc.D. University, Cambridge,

    J. NEEDHAM

  18. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    D. P. R. PETRIE

  19. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    A. PIRIE

  20. B.A. University, Cambridge,

    D. RICHTER

  21. M.B., F.R.C.P. University, Cambridge,

    E. B. VERNEY

  22. Ph.D. University, Cambridge,

    A. WALTON

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BAMFORD, C., BERNAL, J., BUCKLER, E. et al. Scientific Workers and War. Nature 137, 829–830 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137829b0

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