Scientific Progress

First Published In 1936, This Volume Contains Six Of The Halley Stewart Lectures – Originally Founded For Research Towards The Christian Ideal In All Social Life – By Some Of The Greatest Of English Scientists Of The Mid-20th Century, Each A Leading Authority In His Respective Field: Cosmology, Physics, Meteorology, Medicine And Genetics. The Final Lecture Considers The Relationship Between Scientific Knowledge And Human Ideals, Commenting On The Paradox That A Century Which Produced Such Scientific Advance Also Witnessed The Most Concentrated Period Of Social, Economic And Political Turmoil In World History.