○  加州理工院长98任职演说  ○

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   superbgraduateschool,butthelargestpartofitsactivitiesis
   focusedonresearch.andeventhoughwehaveanengineeringand
   aliedsciencedivision,mostoftheresearchisatthemostbasic
   endoftheectrum.ourbigitruments,likepalomar,keckand
   ligo,areallattemptstoawerverybasicquestio,liketheage
   oftheuniverseoritsverynature.jplismorepractically
   orientedtowardsthemechanicsofexploringace,butits
   justificationisacescience,aweringquestiolikewhether
   lifeeverevolvedindependentlyofthatonearth.afewyearsago,
   purescienceseemedunderverystrongattack,andthecancellation
   ofthesuperconductingsupercolliderseemedtheproofthatamerica
   wasnolongerwillingtosuortbasicscience.remarkably,the
   toneofwashingtonhaschangedrecently,andcongremenarevying
   forwhocanpromisemoretothenationalsciencefoundation,the
   nationalititutesofhealth,andotheragencies.althoughthe
   overallnasabudgetisbeingreduced,acescienceremaistrong.
   americahascertainlybecomemorematerialistic:morestudentsare
   goingintobusine,admiiontolawschoolsisverycompetitive,
   andscienceandevenengineeringarenotdrawinginterestamong
   youngamericathewaytheydidinthedecadesfollowingworldwar
   ii.however,aswebecomearicherandmorepowerfulnation,the
   importanceofscienceasthedriverofcommerceandthegenerator
   ofgoodhealthhasbecomeincreasinglyevident,andthusscienceis
   receivingurecedentedsuort.

whiletakingadvantageofthegovernment''snewlyfoundinterestin
   science,weneedtorememberandtoreaertthevaluesthathave
   drivenmostofusintoscience.itistherushofdiscovery,the
   excitementofbeingthefirsttouncoveranewsecretofnature,
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