| Abstrakt: |
Many facts, hitherto unpublished, with respect to the textile research program initiated in 1942 by the Research and Development Branch of the Office of The Quartermaster General are high lighted in this paper by Lt. Colonel Stephen J. Kennedy. Problems which have pressed for solu tion, the manner in which these problems were attacked, and the noteworthy accomplishments are briefly outlined. Nine areas of research which must occupy the attention of industry as well as of the military services are described.This paper deserves the careful attention of all textile men. It was read by Colonel Kennedy, Chairman of the Conference on Quartermaster Research held at the National Academy of Sci ences, in Washington, D. C., October 25, 1945. Other papers given at the conference were: "Importance of Quartermaster Research in Winning the War," by Lieutenant General Edmund B. Gregory; " Washable Woolens for the Army," by Captain Henry F. Clapham; "The Use of Army Service Testing Techniques in the Development and Interpretation of Laboratory Textile Tests," by Oliver P. Beckwith; " Tropical Deterioration of Textile Products," by Dr. William H. Weston; "Synthetic Fabrics in the Quartermaster War Program," by Chandler Robbins, II; "Increasing the Wear Life of Army Textiles Through Research," by Captain Stanley Backer; and " The Program of the Quartermaster Corps for Future Research," by Brigadier General Georges F. Doriot; and "Comments on the Program of Research," by Dr. Harold DeWitt Smith.The above papers are included in a complete report, with illustrations, which is being pub lished under the sponsorship of the Intersociety Council for Textile Research. Copies may be had at $1.00 each by writing Textile Research Institute, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, New York 16, New York. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
