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By Julian Huxley. Price, $4.50. Pp. 318, with many illustrations. Harper & Brothers, 49 E. 33d St., New York 16, 1957.

William B. Bean, M.D., Reviewer

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1959;103(3):503-505.

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The steadily increasing complexity of the modern world cannot be understood without a well-grounded comprehension of science. While a layman may understand science, the person who has not himself engaged in scientific activity as investigator or teacher rarely has a strong grasp on what science means. Are the recurring failures on the international scene caused in part by misunderstanding or lack of understanding of the many implications of the scientific age? The science of understanding man himself, because of its great complexity, has lagged behind other fields of knowledge despite the fact that hope for the future depends to such a large degree upon clearer insights into the nature of man and a wide diffusion to these insights. Wise leadership in affairs of state, both national and international, requires as absolute prerequisite an understanding of the meaning of science deeper than any political leader in our time has had. This . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Communications to this Department may be sent directly to Dr. William B. Bean, University Hospitals, State University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, or to the Chief Editor for transmissal to him.

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