Basic Scientific Research Is Scientific

If Scientific Reasoning Were Limited To The Logical Processes Of Arithmetic, We Should Not Get Very Far In Our Understanding Of The Physical World

On The Wisdom With Which We Bring Science To Bear In The War Against Disease, In The Creation Of New Industries, And In The Strengthening Of Our Armed Forces Depends In Large Measure Our Future As A Nation.

Fear Cannot Be Banished, But It Can Be Calm And Without Panic; It Can Be Mitigated By Reason And Evaluation.

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.

Consider A Future Device For Individual Use, Which Is A Sort Of Mechanized Private File And Library. It Needs A Name, And, To Coin One At Random, "memex" Will Do. A Memex Is A Device In Which An Individual Stores All His Books, Records, And Communications, And Which Is Mechanized So That It May Be Consulted With Exceeding Speed And Flexibility. It Is An Enlarged Intimate Supplement To His Memory.