More Francs for Research

The French government has increased its appropriations for scientific research by seventy‐five percent over the amount allocated to research in 1959, according to Pierre Piganiol, special assistant for science to the Premier of the French Republic. Dr. Piganiol, speaking at a three‐day conference on basic research in France and the United States held at New York University recently, stated that the French government supports by far the largest part of the country’s scientific research and thus “controls the living force of scientific creation” in France. He noted that the steps taken a short time ago to reorganize French research led not only to increased support for basic science but also to a series of studies aimed at identifying scientific objectives of national importance.

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