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Abstract

THE British Scientific Products Exhibition, organised by the British Science Guild, is being opened by Lord Sydenham at King's College, London, as we go to press. The exhibition has aroused wide public interest, and there is no doubt that it will be decidedly successful in stimulating that close union between science and industry upon which progressive prosperity depends. Since the advent of the war much more intelligent attention has been paid to the co-ordination of these national activities than was given in earlier years. The spirit of distrust which existed between scientific workers and manufacturers has been largely dispelled, and an alliance is being formed which should go on increasing in strength for, the benefit of each. The man of science formerly confined himself too closely to an academic atmosphere, and did not trouble to understand the problems of industry; while the manufacturer neglected to avail himself sufficiently of the potential industrial developments represented by the rich stores of scientific knowledge accumulated in the laboratory. During the last four years, however, science and industry have been brought into closer relationship, and some of the results of this entente cordiale are shown in the British Scientific Products Exhibition. Much yet remains to be done before we can recover all the ground lost by inactivity and unwise legislation; but by giving an indication of what has been achieved, a new spirit will be created which should lead to further progress.