SCIENCE AND INDUSTEIAL EESEARCH — CAKTY. 529 



I can furnish no formula for the identification of budding genius 

 and I haA'e no ready-made plan to lay before the universities for 

 the advancement of pure scientific research. But as a representative 

 of engineering and industrial research, having testified to the great 

 value of pure scientific research, I venture to suggest that the uni- 

 versity authorities themselves might well consider the immense debt 

 which engineering and the industries and transportation and com- 

 munications and commerce owe to pure science, and to express the 

 hope that the importance of pure scientific research will be more fully 

 appreciated both within the university and without, for then will 

 come — and then only — that sympathetic appreciation and generous 

 financial support so much needed for the advancement of pure 

 scientific research in America. 



While there are many things, and most important things, which 

 the universities can do to aid pure science without the employment 

 of large sums of money, there are nevertheless a great many things 

 required in the conduct of pure scientific research which can be done 

 only with the aid of money. The first of these, I think, is this: 



When a master scientist does appear and has made himself known 

 by his discoveries, then he should be provided with all of the re- 

 sources and facilities and assistants that he can effectivel}'^ employ, 

 so that the range of his genius will in no way be restricted for the 

 want of anything which money can provide. 



Every reasonable and even generous provision should be made for 

 all workers in pure science, even though their reputations have not 

 yet become great by their discoveries, for it should be remembered 

 that the road to great discoveries is long and discouraging and that 

 for one great achievement in science we must expect numberless 

 failures. 



I would not restrict these workers in pure science to our great uni- 

 versities, for I believe that they should be located also at our tech- 

 nical schools, even at those with the most practical aims. In such 

 schools the influence of a discoverer in science would serve as a bal- 

 ance to the practical curriculum and familiarize the student with the 

 high ideals of the pure scientist and with his rigorous methods of 

 investigation. Furthermore, the time has come when our technical 

 schools must supply, in largely increasing numbers, men thoroughly 

 grounded in the scientific method of investigation for the work of 

 industrial research. 



Even the engineering student, who has no thoughts of industrial 

 research, will profit by his association with the work of the jDure 

 scientist, for if he expects ever to tread the higher walks of the engi- 

 neering profession he must be qualified to investigate new problems 

 in engineering and devise methods for their solution and for such 



