25 Jun In our post-COVID world, science must be our new frontier
An Opinion article by Brad Schwartz for thehill.com
Brad Schwartz is CEO of the Morgridge Institute for Research
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Vannevar Bush
As the United States looks to science to help us get past the COVID-19 pandemic, we would be well advised to also look back. Seventy-five years ago this summer, when our country faced financial uncertainty about the post-war future, a farsighted engineer named Vannevar Bush made it clear that America’s enduring technological leadership and economic vibrancy were inextricably linked. His report to President Truman, entitled “Science — The Endless Frontier,” proved to be a blueprint for prosperity and economic vitality. We would be well served to continue heeding its central message.