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LORD RUTHERFORD opened the new research j laboratory at Derby of the L.M.S. Railway on December 10 (see NATURE, December 14, p. 949). A distinguished party of guests travelled from St. Pancras by special train, the engine of which was named “Lord Rutherford of Nelson” by Lord Rutherford's small grandson, Pat Fowler, and at Derby luncheon was served on the train. Speeches made during luncheon by Sir Josiah Stamp and Lord Rutherford were relayed to the various cars, and everyone heard excellently. In his speech, the former specially welcomed Sir William Bragg and Sir James Jeans. He recalled that when he was president of the Institute of Transport, he devoted his presidential address to the subject of scientific research in transport and expressed his gratification that some of his dreams have now come true. The days of haphazard and rule of thumb tests are over; the days of controlled and directed experiment under arranged conditions have fully arrived. At the same time, he said, “I would like to stress the fact that we are not trying in this new laboratory to supersede or to rival scientific effort in all directions”. The company is still extending its use of outside facilities in connexion with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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Scientific Research in Transport: New Laboratory of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Nature 136, 997–998 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136997a0
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