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IN his speech at the closing plenary session of the Commonwealth and Empire Conference on Radio for Civil Aviation on August 20, Lord Winster, Minister of Civil Aviation, said that among several myths which have been destroyed during the War has been that of the superiority of German men of science and of the degree of co-ordination which had been arrived at in Germany between science and industrial and war production. The course of the War showed not only that the United Nations have men of science second to none, but also that we have been far more successful in marrying their knowledge and their labours into the national war effort. Furthermore, it is now acknowledged that in future provision must be made in Britain for the training in its colleges and universities of far more scientific and technical workers than in the past, and that the pursuit of a scientific career must be made much more attractive in such matters as status and salary. These facts, Lord Winster said, are now recognized "and recognition will, I believe, be translated into action".
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Men of Science in the Modern State. Nature 156, 231 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156231a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/156231a0