The state and prospects of the field of metallurgy and of MIT s Department at the time of the outbreak of war in Europe can be summarized by quoting statements by President Compton: "Metallurgy as a profession is coming of age, and the promise of its maturity will best be fulfilled by the highest degree of scientific training. The metallurgist now requires not only a thorough training in the processes and physics of metallurgy, but a knowledge of physical chemistry, electrochemistry and ceramics. What metallurgy has accomplished in recent years in the development of innumerable alloys of steel and lighter metals, thus opening a new era in transportation and comfortable living, forecasts a future rich in prospect" (Technology Review, Vol. 39, May 1937, p. 286/Karl T. Compton announcement at Institute Faculty Meeting, April 14, 1937).
--Bever
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