


I, myself, was supported by an NSF grant while a graduate student at MIT, as part of a wave of aspiring scientists (in the 1960s and 1970s) educated through a partnership of universities and government, a partnership rooted in the relatively modern history of scientific research support in this country and the technological advancement that has flowed from it. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to address you as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Thank you, Kurt (Suplee), and thank you all.
