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i need to know the differences/simularitys for pure science vs. applied science. obvisouly i have no idea what eithor really means, so help would be appreciated =)
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'Pure' or 'basic' science is simply the study of something, anything, through scientific observation and experiment. However it is normally taken to mean the study of something for its scientific merit (basically a posh way of saying curiosity. Applied science is using scientific theory to solve a particular problem- e.g. designing a better tennis racket using theories of elasticity. The debate between the two is basically that 'pure science' may not be useful or even productive (you could discover a massive new planet after years of work, but at the end of the day, what was the point?). Applied science is criticised for being motivated only by profit (why build better tennis rackets when the arms lobby will pay you $$$$$ to design enormous rockets?).
Therefore, basic 'pop' difference between the two is pure is motivated by a need for understanding and applied is motivated by the need to solve a specific problem. Personally I don't think there IS a difference between the two, but my reasons for that are another story.
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