Science and research problems of small states
DOI: 10.1063/1.3051065
In this article I should like to raise some general issues dealing with pure and applied research and their relation to industry in emergent states. These questions arose after a period as a UNESCO visiting professor in Jerusalem, but I believe they apply in some measure to a wide range of countries at various stages of development. And, although I shall deal with the natural sciences, some of the issues raised may well be relevant to other fields of study. In essence, I wish to ask whether the pattern of research followed in large and affluent countries is appropriate or desirable in small states. Whether I reach any concrete conclusion is another matter: but I hope at least to show that the question should be asked.
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David Tabor. Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.
