Science has only existed for a few hundred years, and its most spectacular achievements have occurred within the last century. Viewed from a historic… - John Horgan

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Science has only existed for a few hundred years, and its most spectacular achievements have occurred within the last century. Viewed from a historical perspective, the modern era of rapid scientific and technological progress appears to be not a permanent feature of reality, but an abberation, a fluke, a product of a singular convergence of social, intellectual, and political factors.