Book excerpt: Excerpt from Research, a National Resource, Vol. 2: Industrial Research; Message From the President of the United States Transmitting a Report on "Industrial Research" Prepared for the National Resources Planning Board by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences; December 1940 Figure 8. - Library, Research and Development Lab oratories, Bakelite Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jer sey. (unit Of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.