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/^t/The development of science has always been assisted by parallel developments in technology. These, in turn, often met with strong social resistance or even violent actions conducted by the workers made redundant due to the increasing mechanisation of industry and other branches of economy. Moreover, the novel inventions were rarely properly tested before implementation. This resulted in terrifying catastrophes, which, on the one hand, incited fervent opposition to the new, and, on the other were viewed as the reason for further scientific research.