Science and Public Affairs Pamphlet

This collection consists of one copy of Public Affairs Pamphlet No. 119, from Public Affairs Pamphlets, titled “Should the Government Support Science?” by Waldemar Kaempffert. The pamphlet explores the need for scientific innovations and provides eight recommendations: that scientific innovation should be a national concern, scientists should be free to pursue their research interests, the results of research should be widely available to the public, the scientific community should operate on an international scale, the National Science Foundation board should be operated by scientists, there should be a focus on “fundamental” science rather than applied science, social sciences should be excluded from the National Science Foundation, and that increased funds should be made available for scholarships and fellowships. The pamphlet is 32 pages long and includes corresponding illustrations placed throughout the text.