J. D. Bernal's monumental work Science in History is the first full-scale                  attempt to analyze the relationship between science and society throughout history,                  from the perfection of the first flint hand ax to the construction of the hydrogen                  bomb. This remarkable study illustrates the impetus given to and the limitations                  placed upon discovery and invention by pastoral, agricultural, feudal, capitalist,                  and socialist systems, and conversely the ways in which science has altered                  economic, social, and political beliefs and practices.Volume 3 is devoted entirely                  to the twentieth century and the remarkable growth of scientific thought which has                  occurred in modern times -- from the new sciences of nuclear physics and electronics                  to discoveries and advances in biology and related fields.

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