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Factors concerning education for science and engineering

JUL 01, 1958
Frederick Seitz

Our nation is now passing through one of the gravest periods in its history. The fate of many the most precious things in the heritage of modern man will depend upon our ability to surmount the present crisis. Apart from the physical well‐being of those now living, many matters of profound cultural value which we have inherited through the intellectual enlightenment of the Greeks and the religious genius of the peoples of Asia Minor are at stake.

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Frederick Seitz, University of Illinois.

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