Letter (Astounding, November 1946): I Realize the Problem's Tough. That's Why I Want to See a Few Hundred Millions Invested in the Necessary Research. No Problem Has Ever Been Solved by Merely Acknowledging the Thing Is Too Difficult. And This Problem Carries a Tag That Says "Solve It—or Die!"

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Title: Letter (Astounding, November 1946): I Realize the Problem's Tough. That's Why I Want to See a Few Hundred Millions Invested in the Necessary Research. No Problem Has Ever Been Solved by Merely Acknowledging the Thing Is Too Difficult. And This Problem Carries a Tag That Says "Solve It—or Die!"
Author: T. J. Petrick
Year: 1946
Type: Essays

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Astounding Science Fiction, November 1946 (Unknown, T. J. Petrick, Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.25, 180 pages, digest, MAGAZINE)

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