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Daedalus : or, Science and the future by J. B. S. Haldane

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"Daedalus; or, Science and the Future" by J. B. S. Haldane is a lecture published in 1924. Drawing on Greek mythology, Haldane explores the revolutionary and often controversial nature of scientific progress, particularly in biology. He envisions a future where humans control their own evolution through directed mutation and artificial reproduction, while warning that scientific advancement without ethical progress may bring grief rather than human benefit. His provocative ideas influenced Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less

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Author	Haldane, J. B. S. (John Burdon Sanderson), 1892-1964
Title	Daedalus : or, Science and the future
Original Publication	United States: E. P. Dutton, 1924.
Series Title	To-day and to-morrow series
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus%3B_or,_Science_and_the_Future
Credits	Tim Lindell, Jwala Kumar Sista, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 54.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	Q: Science
Subject	Science
Subject	Biology
Category	Text
eBook-No.	70955
ISBN (HTML)	979-8-238-70955-0
Release Date	Jun 10, 2023
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	705 downloads in the last 30 days.

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