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Letter from Erich Bloch to Frank Press
Pages 29-30

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... Just as the National Academy of Engineering played a pivotal role in shaping the approach NSF used to establish and administer the Engineering Research Centers, a similar contribution can be made by the National Academy of Sciences with regard to this initiative. I would be most grateful if under your auspices such an effort could be undertaken.
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