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The Charles H. Davis Lecture Series
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... Naval Postgraduate School November 6, 1979 and The Naval War College November 14, 1979 Organized by The Naval Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council sponsored by The Office of Naval Research 1 6 1999 PROPERTY OF LIBRARY
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... . scientific results cannot be used efficiently by soldiers and sailors who have no understanding of them, and scientists cannot produce results useful for warfare without an understanding of the operations." With such simple truths fresh on their minds, von Karman and his civilian and military colleagues proceeded to forge institutional links -- such as the Office of Naval Research -- through which they hoped to encourage and enduring partnership between the scientific and military communities.


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