Washington Letter
MAY 01, 1948
For science news in Washington, Physics Today turned to a man eminently qualified to report scientific events from a physicist’s viewpoint. As head of the National Research Council’s Office of Scientific Personnel, Dr. M. H. Trytten’s normal duties provide contact with most of the major scientific events in Washington. But he speaks here for himself, not for any official organization—which is the freest way of writing such a monthly letter.—The Editor.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3066029
Events of importance to science have been happening in Washington since the war in almost unbroken series. In some cases, the struggle for mutual understanding among scientists and politicians, administrators and military personnel may have its less happy aspects, but because of the great power of science in national and international affairs at the present time, some of this is inevitable. On the whole, considerable understanding is being achieved.
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