Abstract :
Probable future trends in the sponsorship of research were discussed during a review of the history of research and its future course by two Honorary Members of the Institute at a meeting of the AIEE New York Section, December 5, 1945. Doctors Gano Dunn (HM ´45) and F. B. Jewett (HM ´45), both AIEE past presidents, presented their views of the value of research and pending legislation pertaining to its support and control.