30 THE NEW WORLD OF SCIENCE 



cern of each investigator was to aid in the solution of the 

 problem at hand. In many cases, if not in all, this spirit has 

 survived the Armistice. It is safe to say that the direct losses 

 suffered by science through the war, in men, in revenue, and in 

 diversion of effort, will be largely compensated in the future 

 if the advantages attainable through cooperation can be realized. 



