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Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing field. Partly, because of the huge costs involved, a government contract becomes virtually and substitute for intellectual curiosity. The prospect of domination of the nations scholars by federal employment, project allocations and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded. Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public-policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite -President Dwight D. Eisenhower - 1961 farewell address
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:51:50 +0000

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