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The Reith Lectures SCIENCE AND THE COMMON UNDERSTANDING

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by J. Robert Oppenheimer
2—Science as Action:
Rutherford's World
In the second of his six lectures Dr. Oppenheimer speaks about the discovemy of the properties of atomic systems. He also describes some of .the special features of modern science and shows that they are related to 'and dependent upon the instruments at the scientist's command.

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