Hearings on Science Legislation (S. 1297 and Related Bills): Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Military Affairs, United States Senate, Seventy-ninth Congress, First Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 107 (78th Congress) and S. Res. 146 (79th Congress) Authorizing a Study of the Possibilities of Better Mobilizing the National Resources of the United States ... |
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... practical application , including the preparation of plans , specifications , and standards for various goods , services , and processes , the undertaking of related economic and industrial studies , the experimental production and ...
... practical application , including the preparation of plans , specifications , and standards for various goods , services , and processes , the undertaking of related economic and industrial studies , the experimental production and ...
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... practical . " It should be somewhat humiliating to us to realize that the revolu- tionary sulfa drugs had their beginning in German research laboratories ; that atom splitting was discovered in Berlin ; that the basic pioneer work that ...
... practical . " It should be somewhat humiliating to us to realize that the revolu- tionary sulfa drugs had their beginning in German research laboratories ; that atom splitting was discovered in Berlin ; that the basic pioneer work that ...
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... practical and immediate human problems of the social sciences . In the past the large philanthropic foundations have done much to help the colleges and universities , especially with regard to fundamental research ; and the industries ...
... practical and immediate human problems of the social sciences . In the past the large philanthropic foundations have done much to help the colleges and universities , especially with regard to fundamental research ; and the industries ...
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... practical solution . " The NACA , as we call it , is a committee of 15 members , appointed by the President and constituting an independent agency of the Government devoted to the advancement of aeronautical science . It obtains its ...
... practical solution . " The NACA , as we call it , is a committee of 15 members , appointed by the President and constituting an independent agency of the Government devoted to the advancement of aeronautical science . It obtains its ...
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... practical develop- ments at public expense . I am sure that , as has been the case with aeronautics , advances in science will be eagerly applied to its products by a competitive industry , to its own advantage and to the advantage of ...
... practical develop- ments at public expense . I am sure that , as has been the case with aeronautics , advances in science will be eagerly applied to its products by a competitive industry , to its own advantage and to the advantage of ...
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Page 3 - The Administrator shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year.
Page 520 - Make grants-in-aid to universities, hospitals, laboratories, and other public or private institutions, and to individuals for such research projects as are recommended by the National Advisory Health Council, or, with respect to cancer, recommended by the National Advisory Cancer Council...
Page 4 - PROVISIONS SEC. 14. (a) The Director shall, in accordance with such policies as the Foundation shall from time to time prescribe, appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Such appointments shall be made and such compensation shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of. the civil-service laws and regulations and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended...
Page 519 - ... and promoting the coordination of all such researches and activities and the useful application of their results ; training personnel in matters relating to mental health ; and developing, and assisting States in the use of the most effective methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Page 519 - The Surgeon General shall conduct in the Service, and encourage, cooperate with, and render assistance to other appropriate public authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of, and promote the coordination of, research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases and impairments of man, including water purification, sewage treatment, and pollution of lakes and...
Page 519 - Field investigations: For investigations of diseases of man and conditions influencing the propagation and spread thereof, including sanitation and sewage, and the pollution of navigable streams and lakes of the United States, including personal service, $200,000.
Page 708 - Council for Professional Development, the recognized accrediting body of the engineering profession, composed of representatives of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the...
Page 3 - MAONUSON to the bill (S. 1297) to promote the progress of science and the useful arts, to secure the national defense, to advance the national health and welfare, and for other purposes...
Page 146 - The hope of civilization lies in international arrangements looking, if possible, to the renunciation of the use and development of the atomic bomb, and directing and encouraging the use of atomic energy and all future scientific information toward peaceful and humanitarian ends.
Page 113 - Aeronautics to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution...