Discussion on "Some post-war industrial problems" at the Manchester Section of the Institution

MB. T. FRASER : I have listened this afternoon with very great interest to Dr. Fleming. I have known him for many years and been " ticked off " by him many times over a period of years. Dr. Fleming has dealt this afternoon with research and its effect on post-war problems. There were, times when I was not too impressed by research in the past, and perhaps to some extent I was influenced by the fact that in the Company we had to pay for all research development out of our own pockets. That was always a point with us. We used to say " Look what we have been paying for research and what is it doing for us ? " Over a number of years I have now got to the point where I send to the Research Department to see what they can do for us, they will sort it\´ out. There is not the slightest doubt that research will definitely have its effect on post-war problems.