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Quotes from Science in History — John Desmond Bernal

1901–1971 Ireland

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The progress in science has been anything but uniform in time and place.

Science in History (1954)

It would be as one-sided to assess the effects of science on society as of society on science.

Science in History (1954)

[S]cience has so changed its nature over... human history that no definition could be made to fit.

Science in History (1954)

The theme which constantly recurs is the complex interaction between techniques, science, and philosophy. Science stands as a middle term between the established and transmitted practice of men who work for a living, and the pattern of ideas and traditions which assure the continuity of society and the rights and privileges of the classes that make it up.

Science in History (1954)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Desmond Bernal (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.