Vannevar Bush

The pioneer spirit is still vigorous within this nation. Science offers a largely unexplored hinterland for the pioneer who has the tools for his task.

The publicly and privately supported colleges, universities, and research institutes are the centers of basic research.

Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner dictated by their curiosity for exploration of the unknown.

The Government is peculiarly fitted to perform certain functions, such as the coordination and support of broad programs on problems of great national importance.

We can no longer count on ravaging another continent for the quick supply of materials during war.

The frontiers of science are separated now by long years of study, by specialized vocabularies, arts, techniques, and knowledge from the common heritage even of a most civilized people.

The scientist who is also a humanist must be doubly on his guard lest his partiality for his own field distort his judgment.

We must have men who can create and not merely use the creations of others.

The engineer, the scientist, the manager—these are the men who must build the new world. But they cannot do it alone.

The future of this nation depends upon the quality of its scientists and engineers.