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SCIENCE, SOCIETY, AND EDUCATION, About the Relation of School Teachers with Science--Yves Quéré
Pages 79-83

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... This means that a majority of the reactions quoted herein are from teachers with minimal training in science. The comments heard most often are in response to the following questions: Is science easy or difficult?
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... that only a few very specialized people (perhaps Nobel Prize or Fields Medal winners) are able to climb.
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... A complete continuity exists between fundamental research and the most practical applications: no mobile phones without the useful band theory of solids and no treatment of infectious diseases without useful research on the complex ­geometry of proteins. Individual and societal capacity cannot be built without a minimum of education in science and technology.
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