title: Value of curiosity-oriented research.
abstract: Is the most profit to be had from research inspired by curiosity or by foresight of practical applications? A recent suggestion that the answer could be found by evaluating curiosity-oriented projects has proved hard to follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Liberal Studies in Science, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gibbons
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Jevons
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langrish
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Watkins