To Pursue Science Is Not To Disparage

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.

Knowledge For The Sake Of Understanding, Not Merely To Prevail, That Isthe Essence Of Ourbeing.none Candefine Its Limits, Or Set Its Ultimate Boundaries.

The World Has Arrived At An Age Of Cheap Complex Devices Of Great Reliability, And Something Is Bound To Come Of It.

Basic Scientific Research Is Scientific Capital.

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