ABSTRACT
In physics, chemistry, and biology the distinction between pure and applied science is immediately obvious. The body of knowledge derived from experiment and analysis is used, on the one hand, for further exploration in the realm of theory and, on the other, for the achievement of specific technical ends. While the academic physicist is probing more deeply into the structure of matter, the civil engineer, designing bridges and viaducts, is utilizing the existing data on the behaviour of stone and metal under conditions of stress; and while the academic biologist strives to find out more concerning the principles of heredity and the mutation of genes, the plant breeder can proceed on established facts to develop strains of seed suitable for areas of low rainfall or great extremes of temperature.
