The National Importance of Scientific and Industrial Research |
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... problems for the Government , affords another illustration of the effect of war in promoting scientific research . The chief events of this period have been sketched in an address before the National Engineering Socie- ties , and need ...
... problems for the Government , affords another illustration of the effect of war in promoting scientific research . The chief events of this period have been sketched in an address before the National Engineering Socie- ties , and need ...
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... problems during the Civil War , and since that time it has frequently been asked by the President , by Congress , and by heads of Government Departments to report on scientific and technical ques- tions . In April , 1916 , when the ...
... problems during the Civil War , and since that time it has frequently been asked by the President , by Congress , and by heads of Government Departments to report on scientific and technical ques- tions . In April , 1916 , when the ...
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... problems and the attainment of specific industrial objects will be of immense value , the whole system will dry up and fail unless re- search in pure science be included within its scope . That is the source and the chief source of the ...
... problems and the attainment of specific industrial objects will be of immense value , the whole system will dry up and fail unless re- search in pure science be included within its scope . That is the source and the chief source of the ...
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... problems . We are thinking now mainly of science as applied to war ; but prac- tically the entire industrial force of mankind is being applied to war , so that our special point of view takes in the whole field . It is quite certain ...
... problems . We are thinking now mainly of science as applied to war ; but prac- tically the entire industrial force of mankind is being applied to war , so that our special point of view takes in the whole field . It is quite certain ...
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... problems arising in the industries . A problem in textiles , or metals , or sanitation may require the coöperative efforts of men in fields of science that we ordinarily consider as foreign to each other . In the field of industrial ...
... problems arising in the industries . A problem in textiles , or metals , or sanitation may require the coöperative efforts of men in fields of science that we ordinarily consider as foreign to each other . In the field of industrial ...
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Academy of Sciences active advancement Advisory Council AMBROSE SWASEY application appointed appreciation assistance benefit bers Board British Bulletin chemistry clearing-house Committee Company coöperation coördinate Council for Scientific Department of Scientific Division educational institutions effective effort Electric Elihu Root encourage engaged engineering established experience funds GEORGE EASTMAN George Ellery Hale importance improved increase individual industrial research industrialists knowledge large number manufacturers materials Memorandum of Association ment metallurgy metals methods military National Academy national defense National Physical Laboratory National Research Council objects optical organization permanent Institute persons pneumococcus present President Privy Council problems production profit progress promote prosecution of research pure science purpose Pyrometer recognized relations Reprint and Circular research associations research laboratories science and industry science and research scientific and industrial scientific and technical scientific research scientist steel textile THEODORE N tion trades or industries trial research undertakings utilization workers zoölogy
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Page 3 - States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any Department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and* report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States.
Page 43 - Association, to be determined by the Members of the Association at or before the time of dissolution, or in default thereof by such Judge of the High Court of Justice as may have or acquire jurisdiction in the matter. 9. True accounts shall be kept...
Page 9 - England under the Advisory Council of the Committee of the Privy Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and in the United States under the National Research Council.
Page 43 - Association contracted before the time at which he ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges, and expenses of winding up the same, and for the adjustment of the rights...
Page 23 - To promote cooperation in research, at home and abroad, in order to secure concentration of effort, minimize duplication, and stimulate progress; but in all cooperative undertakings to give encouragement to individual initiative, as fundamentally important to the advancement of science. 4. To serve as a means of bringing American and foreign investigators into -active cooperation with the scientific and technical services of the War and Navy Departments and with those of the civil branches of the...
Page 43 - Association, and, subject to any reasonable restrictions as to the time and manner of inspecting the same that may be imposed in accordance with the regulations of the Association for the time being, shall be open to the inspection of the members.
Page 42 - Association as set forth in this Memorandum of Association, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise howsoever, by way of profit to the persons who at any time are or have been Members of the Association...
Page 23 - In general, to stimulate research in the mathematical, physical and biological sciences, and in the application of these sciences to engineering, agriculture, medicine and other useful arts, with the object of increasing 1 knowledge, of strengthening the national defense, and of contributing in other ways to the public welfare.
Page 43 - The fourth paragraph of this Memorandum is a condition on which a licence is granted by the Board of Trade to the Association in pursuance of Section 23 of the Companies Act 1867.