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Prior to the year 1904 there was no scientific society or journal in the United Kingdom devoted to applied biology. There was, moreover, little opportunity or encouragement for research in this field, and the work of the universities and other educational institutions was primarily concerned with pure science. Owing to the initiative of Mr. W. E. Collinge of the University of Birmingham and others, however, the Society of Applied Biologists (as it is now termed) came into being. And as 1938 marked the publication of the twenty-fifth volume of its journal (Annals of Applied Biology), Prof. W. Brierley, joint editor since 1921, has written an interesting account of the development of the Association (Ann. App. Biol., 26, 178; 1939), correlating it with more general trends of development in the country over the same period of years. From the outset the Society has welcomed all investigators in economic biology, whether agricultural, horticultural, medical or commercial, and since its inception has steadily widened its interests. The journal, too, has increased in scientific value, developing from a volume Of 359 pages in 1922 to one of 891 pages in 1938. The inclusion of photographs of the presidents of the Association from 1904 up to the present time adds much to the interest of the retrospect.
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The Society of Applied Biologists. Nature 144, 240–241 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144240d0
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