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OCT 01, 1967
Scientists can and must take the initiative in helping society solve such problems as air and water pollution and crime. We need new instruments to measure pollution and new ways to reduce it. Because the crime rate is rising so rapidly, we require new methods of detection and deterrence.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3033966

Albert V. Crewe

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS I have had more than usual opportunity to reflect on the aims, ambitions and purposes of science. Lack of real opportunity to engage in active scientific research and forced concentration on science administration has meant that I have been more concerned with policy decisions than the details of any particular project. This has been a valuable interlude because the horizons of science are necessarily broader than any single project could ever be.

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Albert V. Crewe, Argonne National Laboratory.

© 1967 American Institute of Physics
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