Excerpt from Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Meeting, Vol. 18: Held at Atlantic City, New Jersey, June 25-28, 1918 This discussion on "Cooperation in Industrial Research" had its origin in a suggestion from Dr. John Johnston, Secretary of the National Research Council, and a member of this Society. In support of this suggestion Dr. Johnston submitted a written statement which impressed the writer so forcibly that he should like to quote from it as follows: "One of the most striking consequences of the war is the increasing general realization of the primary importance of scientific research to the whole question of national defense, as well as to the successful prosecution of industry and the greatest measure of economy of resources after the war . . . Impressed by the paramount importance of promoting the application of science to industry in this country, the National Research Council has taken up the question of the organization of industrial research; it believes that this matter should be furthered in every way possible and as rapidly as may be for the following reasons: In the first place, because of the necessity of rapid technical advance in many industries if we are to compete successfully with other nations both now and after the war; secondly, because any steps taken in this direction will react immediately to further the general appreciation of science and of its usefulness when applied; thirdly, because the present time is conducive to the growth of new ideas - indeed such a favorable opportunity may not recur. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.