Two Pioneer Programs in Studies of the Future.
The article discusses two pioneer programs in studies relating to advancements in science and technology in the U.S. Scientific and technological changes make their impact on society that necessitate the creation of new institutions to deal with and control these very conditions. The complex systems...
| Published in: | Science Education Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 573 - 583 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct-Dec1971
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