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Cover Quote: March 1988

There is a natural and growing interdependence between our industry and academia. On the one hand, scientific discoveries in universities can lead to major new developments in the industry; on the other, universities need industry’s help if their scientific curricula are to keep pace with the rapid developments in the industry itself.…Industry is taking the lead in basic training, while the schools catch up. As we push the limits of technology, we find ourselves using materials in ways never before attempted. Our materials engineers require knowledge at the molecular level; thus, the dependence of industrial technology on leading-edge science deepens. At the same time, modern science owes an increasing debt to the latest in technology. Therefore it is enlightened self-interest for our industry to share our experience with faculty and students and to support their efforts in computing.



- John F. Akers
A Responsible Future: An Address to the Computer Industry, 1984
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