ABSTRACT
In recent times there has been an explosive growth in the research community. This applies both to the number of active researchers and to the number of topics and approaches. This expansion applies to all branches of research, but especially to the natural sciences and their offshoots in the development of technology. The civilian and military industries are both closely involved in many of these activities. We may point out three scientific-technological revolutions of our time: those of physics, informatics, and biology. We will glance at the development of modern physics, emphasizing the relation between scientific development and technology. But our concluding remarks on the need for interdisciplinary and public discussion also apply to the problems of information technology and biology.
