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EDITORIAL
A Quiet Majority everal years ago Professor Zwikker of the Netherlands observed
S that, though most scientifically trained people were industrially
employed, they have a feeble voice compared with that of their academic brothers. This quietude of the majority is puzzling, if we consider that the industrial people are the largest consumers and generators of professional information. Though proprietary considerations certainly effect some restrictions on informational flow, they don’t render the majority mute. Professor Zwikker’s explanation is that industrial work is essentially developmental and somewhat pragmatic. Because of the inherently specific and detailed nature of such work, most industrial people must wait to accumulate sufficient material for an occasional “scientific” paper. I n addition, the existing structure of the literature is highly biased in favor of the academic and independent researcher. There are few avenues available for an individual to publish the more pragmatic and developmental papers of general interest. If we accept Professor Zwikker’s explanation, and it seems reasonable, then a t least two things must be done: Avenues for communications must be established and individuals must use them. Since the decision to convert I&EC to a technological review journal in 1962, at least one more avenue for communication is open. The response by individual authors, quite small at first, is growing slowly but surely. Even so, it is still puzzling why so many of our industrial fellows are reluctant to utilize the means available to them. Perhaps the fact that a good professional review is the most difficult paper to write deters many from attempting it. O n the other hand, there is little doubt about the need for such reviews, and our industrial fellows have seldom been intimidated by a challenge. One thing is certain: The quiet majority isn’t quiet because it has nothing to say. We can only hope that they activate themselves with greater frequency. I t isn’t a matter of filling journal space. It is simply a matter of increasing the individual and collective benefits to be gained by participation in a professional activity of great moment.
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