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IN some respects the discussion which followed Sir Arthur Fleming's presidential address to Section G (Engineering) of the British Association at the recent meeting at Newcastle upon Tyne was disappointing (see 1·565 of this issue); nevertheless, Sir Henry Tizard, in concluding the discussion, threw out suggestions which, it is to be hoped, will be taken up by the Chemistry Section, as well as by the Engineering and Economics Sections, to which in particular he referred. The apparent reluctance of some large industrial units which maintain their own organisations for research and development to embark on adventurous projects is attributed by some to the deterrent effect of fiscal laws ; other reasons were indicated earlier in the discussion, notably by Sir Claud Gibb. But, while Sir Henry himself expressed no opinion on the matter, he suggested that it is one that could usefully be discussed at a joint meeting between the Engineering Section and the Economics Section, as well as the related question of the capital equipment of British industry and its rate of obsolescence, and their bearing on the ability and readiness to finance new and unproved developments and processes.
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Technical Education and Industry. Nature 164, 547–548 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164547a0
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