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Historically men have sought knowledge in a variety of ways both for its own sake & in order to increase their control over the environment. Sci has increasingly made its impact on society through technical applications of sci'fic findings. Sci has thus helped to alter soc structure. At the same time increases in pop, in soc diff'tion, & heterogeneity have made necessary large-scale org. The effect has been felt in the structure of sci & the role & status of the sci'st; . for example, the individual scholar has been replaced to a considerable extent by the sci'- fic org man. Gov encouragement of some areas of sci'fic res has expanded enormously in the US, inevitably within a bur'tic framework. In the process the sci'st has come to be valued not for his scholarship but for his ability to provide solutions to specific problems & thus to increase national power. Bur 'cy has a price, but it is an org'al form which is understandably & functionally necessary & to which sci must adapt. AA.

Historically men have sought knowledge in a variety of ways both for its own sake and in order to increase their control over the environment. Science has increasingly made its impact on society through technical applications of scientific findings. Science has thus helped to alter social struc ture. At the same time increases in population, in social dif ferentiation, and heterogeneity have made necessary large-scale organization. The effect has been felt in the structure of science and the role and status of the scientist; for example, the individual scholar has been replaced to a considerable ex tent by the scientific organization man. Government encour agement of some areas of scientific research has expanded enormously in the United States, inevitably within a bureau cratic framework. In the process the scientist has come to be valued not for his scholarship but for his ability to provide solutions to specific problems and thus to increase national power. Bureaucracy has a price, but it is an organizational form which is understandably and functionally necessary and to which science must adapt.