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which was the introduction of the 1970 Daddario-Mosher legislation 

 to create the Office of Technology Assessment, which was eventually 

 enacted in 1972 (see chapter XII). 



Daddario summed it all up in his pithy comment that "Congress 

 is becoming aware of the difficulties and dangers which applied sci- 

 ence may carry in its genes." 



ASSESSMENT OF THE DADDARIO SUBCOMMITTEE, 1963-69 



In 1970, "Mim" Daddario answered the call of his party chairman 

 to return to Connecticut and run what proved to be a losing race for 

 the governorship. His departure stimulated an outpouring of state- 

 ments of regret, not only by his colleagues but by the entire scientific 

 community. Daddario later became Director of the Office of Tech- 

 nology Assessment. 



The National Journal of August 22, 1970, quite properly called 

 attention to the fact that "The House Science and Astronautics Sub- 

 committee on Science, Research and Development has become the focal 

 point in Congress for studies and recommendations regarding science 

 policy and organization." The same article referred to Daddario as 

 "the leading congressional expert on science," and quoted one scien- 

 tist as saying: "If only a few Congressmen had one-tenth of his knowl- 

 edge * * * there would be much more fundamental planning and 

 response." 



Dr. Franklin A. Long, vice president of Cornell University, in a 

 letter to the magazine Science, characterized Daddario as "having 

 earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the most honest, concerned, 

 and effective Members of Congress. * * * Daddario, as well as the sub- 

 committee which he chairs, has been a principal channel of commu- 

 nication between Congress and the U.S. scientific community, and his 

 special knowledge and qualities will be greatly missed." 



Leland Ha worth, Director of the National Science Foundation 

 during much of the period when Daddario chaired the subcommittee, 

 wrote in a June 30, 1978, letter to Chairman Teague: 



The establishment of and effective relationships with the Advisory Panel con- 

 tributed greatly to improved understanding of each other's problems, attitudes and 

 potential contributions to the public weal, as well as resulting in such tangible 

 achievements as the report on Basic Research and National Goals, the usefulness of 

 which extended to all people concerned with the role of science in society. The 

 annual symposia contributed to the development of ideas through the meeting of 

 many first class minds from around the world, while giving key people in the Gov- 

 ernment an opportunity to observe those minds in action. 



Philip Handler, president of the National Academy of Sciences, 

 in a letter to Chairman Teague on July 13, 1978, stated that "as much 

 as any other single institutional entity of Government, your commit- 



