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News Coverage February 2006

 

February 2, 2006 - San Francisco Chronicle, Carolyn Lochhead, "Silicon Valley Cheers Bush's Research Plan."
"There is a wide consensus that government-funded basic research in the physical sciences is essential to spurring innovations that later migrate to commercial applications. The most famous example of this is the Internet, which grew out of a Defense Department project, but others include global positioning systems, laser eye surgery and medical imaging."

February 2, 2006 - Financial Times, Caroline Daniel, "Global Competition 'A Wake-Up Call' For U.S."
"America is facing a 'wake-up call' over its declining competitive edge, similar to the Sputnik moment in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite into orbit, a former top US official said yesterday."

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