Daedalus
Haldane, J. B. S. 1892-1964
Daedalus - 1 online resource : multiple file formats - To-day and to-morrow series . - To-day and to-morrow series .
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus;_or,_Science_and_the_Future Release date is 2023-06-10
Tim Lindell, Jwala Kumar Sista, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Tim Lindell, Jwala Kumar Sista, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
"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.)
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Daedalus - 1 online resource : multiple file formats - To-day and to-morrow series . - To-day and to-morrow series .
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daedalus;_or,_Science_and_the_Future Release date is 2023-06-10
Tim Lindell, Jwala Kumar Sista, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Tim Lindell, Jwala Kumar Sista, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
"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.)
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