Research technology and public policy
DEC 01, 1963
The President of the United States addressed the Centennial Convocation of the National Academy of Sciences on October 22, 1963, in Washington, D.C. His remarks on that occasion are reproduced below.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3050651
It is impressive to reflect that one hundred years ago, in the midst of a savage fraternal war, the United States Congress established a body devoted to the advancement of scientific research. The recognition then of the value of abstract science ran against the grain of our traditional preoccupation with technology and engineering.
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