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FRONTISPIECE— The Vicennial Convocation Program iv 



FOREWORD V 



THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH AT TWENTY: 

 THREE HISTORICAL APPRAISALS 1 



Pioneering in Federal Support o£ Basic Research • 



Dr. Alan T. Waterman, National Academy of Sciences 3 



Catalyzing Advances in Military Technology • The 

 Honorable John S. Foster, Jr., Department of Defense 10 



Innovating in the Support of Naval Operations • Ad- 

 miral Horacio Rivero, USN, Department of the Navy 14 



PRESENTATION OF EDWIN BIDWELL WILSON 

 AWARD 19 



Address • The Honorable Emilio Q. Daddario, United 

 States Congress 21 



The Edwin B. Wilson Award • Text of Scroll 26 



Response • Dr. Allan T. Waterman, National Acad- 

 emy of Sciences 2.1 



CONVOCATION ADDRESSES • SCIENCE AND 

 PUBLIC POLICY 29 



Introduction • The Honorable Garrison Norton, Na- 

 val Research Advisory Committee 31 



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