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The Political Responsibity of the Engineer, Chalmers Sherwin
The Political Responsibity of the Engineer, Chalmers Sherwin
Pages 19-25
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The Federal Government put $15 billion into RDTSE, as it is called, research and development and test and evaluation, and private industry and other sources put in another three or four billion dollars. So it represents about three per cent of the gross national product.
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Thus, the current RDTSE budget of $15 billion (even after allowing for a factor of two or so in the value of the dollar) , represents a management jot which is comparable in size with the whole Federal Government alone in 1950.
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Indeed, they have ce careers which are all honorable and sought the practicing legal profession. Private practice is still an honorable and proper func Lion of the legal profession, but they also have a very great tradition of public service.
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When they have done a good job, they should be honored and encouraged by every means available to the community-just as outstanding creativity in research is now uniquely recognized and appreciated. After all, as you well know, about 80 per cent of all the support that goes into RED is provided through the Federal Government, which is a most remarkable state of affairs.
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" For example, in a typical missile, a particular advance in chemistry causes the specific impulse of the fuel to go up one per cent. This significantly increases the effectiveness of the missile by greatly increasing the pay load, which in turn can buy more range or more accuracy.
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The truth is that technical scientific points are also crucial in many government decisions. Whether or not a ballisticmissile defense system is practical hinges on the details of reentry aerodynamics, the kinds of radar reflections which occur, the kinds of opitcal effects which occur, etc.
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Therefore, until the experienced leaders in the scientifi and engineering communities move into the Federal Government, into the places where they are needed, into the places where they are appropriate, I hope that the community will be very charitable in its criticisms of how the government supports and manages its technical affairs.
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