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bsp;  thesatisfactionofseeingmeycomplexityresolveintoelegant
   simplicitythatdrivesmostoftheresearchactivityonthis
   campus.luckily,basicsciencefeedstheneedsofindustry,
   justifyingitssuort.butitservesahigherfunction,thatof
   demystifyingtheworld,providinganorderlyunderstandingof
   naturalprocees.whentimemagazinefeaturesascientificstory
   onitscover,itsnewtandsalessoar.scienceservestheneedof
   peopletounderstandtheworldaroundthem,andthatunderstanding
   isoneofourfinestproducts.

althoughscienceisdoingwellnowandhasgreatpublicsuort,
   therearemajoriuestobefaced.congremencansuortscience
   todaybecauseoftheextraordinarystrengthoftheeconomyandthe
   poibilityofawindfallfromthetobaccoindustry.thatcouldbe
   ephemeral.also,totakeadvantageoftheavailablefederalfunds,
   weneedtomakemajorinvestmentsinthecampusinace,
   facilities,andpeople.thus,ourdependenceonprivate
   philanthropyremaiasgreatasever.weareluckythatcaltech
   hassomanyfinefriendswhoareascommittedasthefacultyto
   caltech''sgreatne.

ihavesaidalotaboutwhatihavelearnedaboutcaltech,but
   littleaboutmyself.letmeendonamorepersonalnote.ideeply
   believeinthepower,beauty,andcomfortthatcomesfroma
   rationaloutlookontheworld.inmyyoungeryears,ihankered
   afteraworldinwhichrationalitywouldconqueremotionandbring
   peace.itwasreinforcedinmyearlyschooling--rememberthatiwas
   inschoolinthepost-worldwariiera,whenthecountrywasstill
   baskinginthegloryofhavingdefeatedtheirrationalityofthe
   nazisandwhenthescienceandtechnologythathadwonthewarfor
   uswereseenasthekeytothefuture.eventhephilosophythat
   thenoosedamerica''s,the

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