Science Has A Simple Faith, Which Transcends

Thus Science May Implement The Ways In Which Man Produces, Stores, And Consults The Record Of The Race.

The Responsibility For The Creation Of New Scientific Knowledge - And For Most Of Its Application - Rests On That Small Body Of Men And Women Who Understand The Fundamental Laws Of Nature And Are Skilled In The Techniques Of Scientific Research. We Shall Have Rapid Or Slow Advance On Any Scientific Frontier Depending On The Number Of Highly Qualified And Trained Scientists Exploring It.

The Question Of Whether A Device Will Come Into Being Depends Upon Three Things: First, Whether There Is A Practical Use For It That Warrants Its Development And Manufacturing Costs; Second, Whether The Laws Of Physics Applying To The Elements Available For Its Design Allow The Attainment Of The Needed Ranges, Sensitivities, Or The Like; And Third, Whether The Pertinent Art Of Manufacture Has Advanced Sufficiently To Allow A Useful Embodiment To Be Built Successfully.

I Say, Technically, I Don't Think Anyone In The World Knows How To Do Such A Thing. And I Feel Confident It Will Not Be Done For A Very Long Period To Come. I Think We Can Leave That Out Of Our Thinking. I Wish The American Public Would Leave That Out Of Their Thinking.

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