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Scientific Men Can Hardly Escape The Charge Of Ignorance With Regard To The Precise Effect Of The Impact Of Modern Science Upon The Mode Of Living Of The People And Upon Their Civilisation.

The Fact Remains That, If The Supply Of Energy Failed, Modern Civilization Would Come To An End As Abruptly As Does The Music Of An Organ Deprived Of Wind.

Innumerable Entirely New Compounds Have Been Produced In The Last Century. The Artificial Dye-stuffs, Prepared From Materials Occurring In Coal-tar, Make The Natural Colours Blush. Saccharin, Which Is Hundreds Of Times Sweeter Than Sugar, Is A Purely Artificial Substance. New Explosives, Drugs, Alloys, Photographic Substances, Essences, Scents, Solvents, And Detergents Are Being Poured Out In A Continuous Stream.

The Real Value Of Science Is In The Getting, And Those Who Have Tasted The Pleasure Of Discovery Alone Know What Science Is. A Problem Solved Is Dead. A World Without Problems To Be Solved Would Be Devoid Of Science.

The Energy Available For Each Individual Man Is His Income, And The Philosophy Which Can Teach Him To Be Content With Penury Should Be Capable Of Teaching Him Also The Uses Of Wealth.