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Are physicists useful?

30 Nov 2001

Expertise alone is not enough if physicists are to prove their worth to industry, argues Brian Ridley. He says that they must get to grips with practical issues and improve their business, team-work and communication skills.

Seeing the light
“But the greatest error of all is mistaking the ultimate end of knowledge. For some men covet

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