Lord Mandelson says applied science will receive "greater emphasis" ("Clouds on blue-sky horizon", 9 July). Number theory had no serious application for 2,500 years, but without it online transactions would be impossible. What about pure science?
Kuldeep Singh, School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire.
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