The article on the research workforce (Physics Today, Physics Today 0031-9228 56 8 2003 26 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1611347 August 2003, page 26 ) argues that more American scientists and engineers are needed for the “future of the country’s research and engineering workforce.”
Much of US manufacturing and, increasingly, services such as engineering design, information technology support, technical writing, and call or help centers have moved overseas in pursuit of significantly cheaper labor. Many US companies have sharply reduced or eliminated their R&D departments to cut costs and to improve their quarterly earnings.
So who is going to hire all these additional scientists and engineers for the US workforce?
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