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THE Messel Memorial Lecture of the Society of Chemical Industry was delivered on July 12 by Dr. W. P. Cohoe, president of the Society during 1943–44, and praviously chairman in turn of the Canadian anc pe American Sections of the Society. Dr. Cohoe took as his subject “Science and Anglo-American Relations”. Referring to the co-operation which existed during the War, he said that if Great Britain, Canada and the United States could work together for purposes of destruction, it should equally be possible for them to work together in the cause of world peace. The physical domination which they possess involves the responsibility for moral leadership, and Dr. Cohoe pointed out that we have yet to learn the lesson that in scientific findings there resides a centre or nucleus of preparedness which may be used for the preparation of peace. The scientific leadership and pre-eminence possessed by the English-speaking nations at the present time centre around the release and control of nuclear energy, but without belittling such achievements, Dr. Cohoe insisted that we should not overlook the scientific work which has been done for the preservation of the health of the human race. Furthermore, the benefits mankind has derived from scientific advance depend upon common understanding and co-operation between workers in pure science, in technology and in production.
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Science and Anglo-American Relations. Nature 158, 91 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158091a0
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