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John Desmond Bernal - Science in History (1954)

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The greater the man, the more he is soaked in the atmosphere of his time; only thus can he get a wide enough grasp of it to be able to change substantially the pattern of knowledge and action.

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The central industry of modern civilisation, tending, because of its control over materials, to spread into and ultimately incorporate older industries such as mining, smelting, oil- refining, textiles, rubber, building, and even agriculture in respect to fertilizers and food processing.

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Science, in one aspect, is ordered technique; in another, it is rationalized mythology.

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John Desmond Bernal

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Born: May 10, 1901
Died: September 15, 1971 (aged 70)
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