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The Burden and the Promise of Scientific Research in Difficult Times

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Difficult times may drive scientists and scholars to innovate. The notion is examined through the early career of historian of science George Sarton. A new departure is proposed for the unsettling present: sending a poet, an artist and a musician to the International Space Station.

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  1. Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, 70504-0831, USA

    Lewis Pyenson

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Pyenson, L. The Burden and the Promise of Scientific Research in Difficult Times. Astrophysics and Space Science 290, 463–471 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ASTR.0000032545.37929.65

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