There Will Always Be Plenty

Basic Scientific Research Is Scientific Capital.

There Has Been A Great Deal Said About A 3,00-mile High-angle Rocket. The People Who Have Been Writing These Things That Annoy Me, Have Been Talking About A 3,000-mile High-angle Rocket Shot From One Continent To Another, Carrying An Atomic Bomb And So Directed As To Be A Precise Weapon Which Would Land Exactly On A Certain Target, Such As A City.

Scientific Progress On A Broad Front Results From The Free Play Of Free Intellects, Working On Subjects Of Their Own Choice, In The Manner Dictated By Their Curiosity For Exploration Of The Unknown.

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

As Long As Scientists Are Free To Pursue The Truth Wherever It May Lead, There Will Be A Flow Of New Scientific Knowledge To Those Who Can Apply It To Practical Problems.