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Article: Celebrating a half century: applied chemistry at the National Research Council. (Articles).(Industry Overview)
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- Canadian Chemical News
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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The first decade after World War II saw Canada rapidly expand into nationhood, with an emphasis on research and development that would lay the foundation for Canadian scientific achievements and technology throughout the next five decades and into the 21st century. Many of these achievements, particularly in applied chemistry, were accomplished by the rapid expansion and reorganization of Canada's principle research organization, the National Research Council (NRC).
Fifty years later, NRC looks back at five decades of progress in applied chemistry, and forward to the changes and challenges that Canadian R&D faces in this millennium.
A Tradition of ...