Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01

on some phase OF electronics
that may, for instance. some day
|be applied to Jet engine anc
the defense or progress Of nj!
country.
| Except for the Atomic Energy
Commission. Government agen'
cies have centered their scien'
lists and laboratories here. Tn.
/ Department Of Defense. for one
will list under research and de.
velopment: Walter Reed; thu
Engineer Research G. Develop
ment Center, Fort Belvoir: the
Naval Medical Research In.
stitute. Bethesda; the Nava
Ordnance Labortory: White Oak
Md; the Naval Proving Ground
Dahlgren, Va; the David w
Taylor Model Basin. Bureau Of
Ships, Carderock. Md: the
United States Naval Engineer.
ing and Experimental Station
Annapolis; the Naval Research
Laboratory. Anacostia.
The Department OF Agricul.
ture has its big research center
in Beltsville: the Department OF
Commerce its physical research
branch at Gravelly Point; the
Weather Bureau its division OF
physical research in town: the
Bureau of Mines its Eastern Ex-
pertinent Station at College Park
Research Difference
These research centers, by and
large. are doing applied research
as distinguished from pure"
research. From pure research
is made the stuff that the De-
tense Department, for example
can pick up and ask its scien-
fist to develop in a practical
sense. One Of the best illustra-
tions is the atomic-powered SUBJ
marine. knowledge of the atom
its structure and capabilities
was cleaned from pure research
Application OF this knowledge
resulted in the engine--and be-
fore that Of course. the bomb
1t Is the job Of the National
Science Foundation. set up by
Congress in 1850. to fertilize the
pure research fields knowing full
well there might be nothing to
apply" II pure research is not
supported.
This the Foundation does,
Throughout the country. and
mainly at colleges and univer-
sites. In fiscal "a. the Founda-
ton granted to pure research
$4.6 million. In fiscal '56 1t is
estimated the grants will reach
$13,l million.
Locally, it will place $500
with George Washington Uni
versity where DR.. B. H, Fox is
conducting Research on Vi
sion:" to Howard University. to
DR.. M. Meenes. a $12.100 grant
for research and training in ex-
detrimental psychology; $4,000
to Science Service, Inc. to aid in
the organizations Science Clubs
of America: $17.250 to DR.. F. A.
Mcclure of the Smithsonian for
his study Of "taxonomy of the
bamboos."
Interest in All Sciences
The Foundations interest is In
all sciences. It's grants are d.
rected at engineering sciences,
life sciences like biology. math-
ematical sciences and the physi-
cal sciences like astronomy and
chemistry. ..
Washington Is where the de-
cisions are made as to just who
gets the grants. Scientists from
throughout the country con-
verge here to decide on applica-
tions which pour IN annually,
These are the scientists who
serve as consultants and advise
where the Foundations money
should be spent.
From time to time the Foun-
dalton recommends to the Presi-
dent policies for the Federal
Government; policies which seek
to strengthen the national scien-
tif1c effort.
The foundation. an independ-
ent Government agency. has Its
headquarters In the old Cosmos