Abstract
About two years ago two Soviet journalists surveyed the prospects of science as seen by Russia's leading scientists and reported their findings in a semi-popular book, Today and Tomorrow in Russian Science. This selection was translated from an Italian edition of the book, L'oggi e il Domani della Scienze in Russia (Milan: Aldo Martello, 1959). The authors outline some of the consequences of electronic computers and related devices, as suggested by S. A. Lebedew of the Soviet Academy of Science. In addition to mathematical and statistical uses, computers will have extensive applica tions in industry and in the retrieval and transmission of information. Man's intelligence will remain superor but, in effect, the devices will revolutionize mental work. The set of ideas closely parallels American commentary on the subject over the past decade.
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