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Some thoughts on federal science

JUL 01, 1954
An address presented at the dinner of the American Physical Society, the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., April 30, 1954.
E. R. Piore

In reporting to my peers on my stewardship I shall be brief and cover only that portion of my duties that have direct impact on you. I shall not touch on the problems associated with the internal management of research and development within the Navy Department.

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E. R. Piore, Office of Naval Research.

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