Abstract

The scientific method, substantially modified, could be used to reach sound solutions to the complicated social, economic, and political problems of the present era CHEMISTS and chemical engineers are professional people. They are interested in a reasonable income because they must feed, clothe, and house themselves and their families. To accomplish this purpose they must possess technical competence; but I am sure that a laxge imajority of them will agree with me in the view that technical competence is not enough. As professional people we must endeavor to handle all aspects of the problems we encounter in true professional style, and these problems almost always involve elements beyond the technical, in economics, in human relations, and in true social political implications of our work. Furthermore, I am convinced that because of the complexity of modern civilization we must rely increasingly upon our professional people for help in the solution of the pressing problems which are before us in this nat...

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