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THE British Scientific Instrument Research Associ-*¦ ation is fortunate in that most of its members are, by the nature of their work, in constant contact with research, and consequently in a position to know what it implies, and understand its methods and results. Many of these participating firms have, in fact, long been in the habit of carrying out original investigations in their own laboratories. They realise, therefore, the lines along which advance is possible and desirable, and, what is most important, they have had experience in formulating their problems in a scientific manner. On the other hand, the research staff of the Association has learnt to envisage thee problems put before it from the manufacturer's point of view, and to adapt itself to practical needs and the limitations imposed by the necessity of economic production. The efficiency of this staff is very largely due to the good fortune of the Association in having as its director of research Sir Herbert Jackson, who is not only known for a variety of pioneer investigations in the realms of pure and applied science, but has also had a particularly wide experience of matters concerning instrument design, and of the psychology of the manufacturer. The Association is largely a body of his shaping, and he has made it a scientific instrument for the setting and solving of problems fundamental for the industry concerned.
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Science and the Instrument Industry. Nature 115, 209–210 (1925). https://doi.org/10.1038/115209b0
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