Science Serving Society

Posted: 1/5/12  Jean-Lou Chameau, President, California Institute of Technology


"--------------- Science enhances our lives and our economy. Space exploration has led to discoveries -- from robotic surgery to food production, from hazard prevention to national security, from cell phones to GPS systems -- that go far beyond the study of space itself. As with other scientific disciplines, these discoveries were not the primary purpose -- or even the recognized secondary benefit -- of the original pursuit. This is one of the things that make science so exhilarating -- the way it routinely expands our fundamental understanding of the world around us and challenges scientists and engineers to accomplish feats previously only dreamed about. If we provide consistent support for scientific pursuits, we will continue to realize these ideas and inventions, and to take advantage of their associated jobs and wealth creation.  ------------- "


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanlou-chameau/science-serving-society_b_1184112.html


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