It is often useful to distinguish between basic science and applied science, or technology. There are many ways of making this distinction. Perhaps the simplest is in terms of objective and motivation. The objective of science is to understand the laws of nature, whereas the objective of technology is the immediate improvement of the material condition of man.
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© 1953 American Institute of Physics.
1953
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