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Fine-tuning for British technology — or will political pressures put a spanner in the works?

Nature volume 280, pages 352–353 (1979)Cite this article

The Finniston report on engineering and education could be crucial for the UK's industrial revival, but its proposals may run counter to Conservative policy. Robin McKie reports

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Mckie, R. Fine-tuning for British technology — or will political pressures put a spanner in the works?. Nature 280, 352–353 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280352a0

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