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“Lab”

DEC 01, 1951
G. P. Harnwell

The experimental aspect of science is its most distinguishing characteristic, and laboratory courses are the backbone of a scientific curriculum. There are certain factors, however, which sometimes tend to obscure this fact and to reduce the emphasis on experiment and laboratory work to the inevitable detriment of the quality of scientific instruction. This in turn reduces the extent to which scientific training can make its characteristic contribution toward the solution of any of the broader problems of society.

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Volume 4, Number 12

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