My mother worked for Dr. Novee at Argonne National Laboratory in their search for the nutrino. One day, she asked why it was important. He said something to the effect of, "right now we don't know what it will be good for, but we can't use it if we can't find it."
So it is with most knowledge. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:15 AM, David Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 29, 2008, at 9:36 AM, malcolm McCallum wrote: > >> The fact of the matter is that basic research must be in place before >> applied research can utilize that information. Until American society >> as a whole understands what research is and why it is important, these >> kind of simple-minded attacks will continued. > > "To the electron, may it never be of any use to anybody" > > A toast by JJ Thomson, following his discovery of the electron. > > > > David M Bryant PhD > Fangorn Productions llc > 11 Dix Rd > Ipswich, MA 01938 > > 978-697-6123 > > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas A&M University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org Summer Teaching Schedule & Office Hours: Ecology: M,W 1-2:40 pm Cell Biology: M 6-9:40 pm (don't ask!) Forensic Science: T,R 10-11:40am Office Hours: MW 12-1, 5-6, TR 11:40-12:30, "until we as a people stop killing each other and stop not getting our education we are never going to be successful." -Charles Barkley
