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“A … difference between most system-building in the social sciences and systems of thought and classification of the natural sciences is to be seen in their evolution. In the natural sciences both theories and descriptive systems grow by adaptation to the increasing knowledge and experience of the scientists. In the social sciences, systems often issue fully formed from the mind of one man. Then they may be much discussed if they attract attention, but progressive adaptive modification as a result of the concerted efforts of great numbers of men is rare.”

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Lawrence Joseph Henderson
Lawrence Joseph Henderson

Chemist and one of the pioneers of biochemistry in the United States, Lawrence Joseph Henderson made significant contributions to the field of biochemistry. more

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