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A New Science And Its Findings

Albert Jay Nock

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"[...]difficulty and in an inopportune time. For a man who does not wish to be seen, however, any time is inopportune; and Professor Pearson did not wish to be seen. Les Anglais sont justes mais pas bons, — the witty French traveler scored a bull's-eye in universal truth; and, in particular, your thoroughbred English man of science despises the ignorant meddling of newspapermen. But Professor Pearson received me and, being juste, answered all my questions and took me over the Galton Laboratory of National Eugenics.
It was not much of a “take,” the more's the pity. Two or three second-story rooms in the University of London in Gower Street — small, poorly lighted, and cluttered like a junk-shop. The necessary paraphernalia of the science — records, charts, books, crania, biometrical apparatus — overflowed in heaps. One wonders how a nation can be so ungrateful to its proved benefactors as to permit Professor Pearson to go on working under such discouraging and retarding conditions.
For, having had a reporter's glimpse at about all the latest European developments in science, from aeronautics, wireless, and preventive medicine to psychical research, the latest thing in hydraulic jacks and the most improved automatic street-sweeper, I assert my belief that the most important and urgently necessary line of scientific work on earth to-day is being pursued in those wretchedly inadequate quarters in Gower Street. I believe that the greatest public service performed to-day by any man of science anywhere is being[...]".

Language: English

Pages: 16

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: June 03, 2013

A New Science And Its Findings

Albert Jay Nock

0/5 ( ratings)

"[...]difficulty and in an inopportune time. For a man who does not wish to be seen, however, any time is inopportune; and Professor Pearson did not wish to be seen. Les Anglais sont justes mais pas bons, — the witty French traveler scored a bull's-eye in universal truth; and, in particular, your thoroughbred English man of science despises the ignorant meddling of newspapermen. But Professor Pearson received me and, being juste, answered all my questions and took me over the Galton Laboratory of National Eugenics.
It was not much of a “take,” the more's the pity. Two or three second-story rooms in the University of London in Gower Street — small, poorly lighted, and cluttered like a junk-shop. The necessary paraphernalia of the science — records, charts, books, crania, biometrical apparatus — overflowed in heaps. One wonders how a nation can be so ungrateful to its proved benefactors as to permit Professor Pearson to go on working under such discouraging and retarding conditions.
For, having had a reporter's glimpse at about all the latest European developments in science, from aeronautics, wireless, and preventive medicine to psychical research, the latest thing in hydraulic jacks and the most improved automatic street-sweeper, I assert my belief that the most important and urgently necessary line of scientific work on earth to-day is being pursued in those wretchedly inadequate quarters in Gower Street. I believe that the greatest public service performed to-day by any man of science anywhere is being[...]".

Language: English

Pages: 16

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: June 03, 2013

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