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Scientifi c Freedom The Elixir of Civilization Donald W. Braben A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION Scientifi c Freedom Scientifi c Freedom The Elixir of Civilization Donald W. Braben A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4470, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permission. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifi cally disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fi tness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor author shall be liable for any loss of profi t or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. For general information on our other products and services or for technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic formats. For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Braben, D. W. Scientifi c freedom : the Elixir of civilization / Donald W. Braben. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-470-22654-4 (pbk.) 1. Research. 2. Action research. I. Title. Q180.A1B645 2008 303.48′3—dc22 2007030912 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Thomas Edward and Christopher Jack Contents List of Posters ix Preface xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Damocles Zone 17 Chapter 2 Scientifi c Freedom and Transformative Research 32 Chapter 3 Mismanagement by Objectives: The Need for Fresh Approaches 39 Chapter 4 Searching for Planck’s Successors 67 Chapter 5 Universities for the Twenty-First Century: The Case for a Fifth Revolution 81 Chapter 6 Venture (or Transformative) Research: How It Works in Practice 101 Chapter 7 The Venture Research Harvest 114 Bibliography 173 Index 178 vii List of Posters Poster 1: Charles Townes and the Laser 5 Poster 2: The Twentieth-Century Planck Club 7 Poster 3: The Wizard’s Warning 8 Poster 4: Global Warming: A Coherent Approach 12 Poster 5: The Sword of Damocles and the Damocles Zone 18 Poster 6: Economic Growth 41 Poster 7: R&D Investments 42 Poster 8: An Even-Handed Universe? A Tale of Two Experiments 44 Poster 9: The A. Patron Prize for Science 55 Poster 10: Science in War and Peace: The Atomic Bomb; Secrecy or Freedom of Research 60 Poster 11: The UK’s Byzantine Research Councils 77 Poster 12: European Magna Charta, Bologna, 1988—Fundamental Principles 92 ix

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