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IN an article in Nature towards the end of 1943*, attention was directed to the dependence on a live and efficient scientific instrument industry in Britain of the hopes that the technical and research resources and facilities of industry would be raised to a level which would allow of full application being made of scientific knowledge and of advancement in that knowledge. Further, it was pointed out that in no branch of industry is the need of technical knowledge and facilities greater than in the scientific instrument industry. At the time these observations were made, the manufacturers of scientific instruments and equipment were completely occupied in fulfilling the demands of the Government in respect of war requirements and, indeed, this state of affairs still persists. It is, however, reasonable to suppose that the post-war period now lies in the near, rather than in the distant, future, and it is opportune to review the position of the manufacturers of scientific instruments and of laboratory equipment in relation to their ability to meet their vital commitments to the nation during the period of the re-creation of national prosperity.
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Man-Power and Training in the Scientific Instrument Industry. Nature 156, 154–156 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156154a0
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