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But the Babbage from the Economist certainly seems to think so. Err…I beg to differ and so will the millions of chemist who do research. For starters, the periodic table is not yet complete. It may be nearing the end but everyday we learn more about the elements that already exist. Also, the nature of the chemical bond is still not properly understood. One may argue, in both these instances, that we know enough. The unique cross-disciplinary nature of chemistry is precisely what makes it the ‘central science’, a field which straddles all of biology and physics.
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