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Obama promises major investment in science National Academy of Sciences, 042709 "The days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over."
April 27, 2009 President said the investments he is proposing would lead to breakthroughs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30434458/ - - - Excerpts: President Barack Obama on Monday promised a major investment in research and development for scientific innovation, saying the United States has fallen behind others. "I believe it is not in our character, American char- acter, to follow - but to lead. And it is time for us to lead once again. I am here today to set this goal: we will devote more than 3 percent of our GDP to research and development," Obama said in a speech at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. "We will not just meet but we will exceed the level achieved at the height of the space race," he said. Obama said the investments he is proposing would lead to breakthroughs, such as solar cells as cheap as paint and green buildings that produce all the energy they consume. The pursuit of discovery a half century ago fueled the nation's prosperity and success, Obama told the academy. "The commitment I am making today will fuel our success for another 50 years," he said. "This work begins with an historic commitment to basic science and applied research." He set forth a wish list for the future including "learn- ing software as effective as a personal tutor; pros- thetics so advanced that you could play the piano again; an expansion of the frontiers of human know- ledge about ourselves and world the around us. "We can do this," Obama said to applause. ... "Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been," he said. - - - end excerpts - - - |
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