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ON September 27, the North-West Area Committee of the Association of Scientific Workers arranged an all-day conference in Manchester on “Science and Total War”. Opening the morning session, Prof. H. Levy asked the conference to consider the scientific effort of the country against the background of the slavery to which, literally, Hitler is subjecting the scientific workers and peoples of Europe. Total war demands total production at home, total production in the scientific sense. One of the biggest factors in ensuring total production, he said, are the production committees at which management and workers may overcome their traditional antagonism. Research must be centrally and co-operatively organized. The armed forces should select their officers scientifically and should ensure that there are sufficient technicians in the field to deal with problems as they arise.
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Conference of Scientific Workers at Manchester. Nature 150, 427 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150427c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/150427c0