Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!princeton!wpt
From: wpt@princeton.UUCP (William Thurston)
Newsgroups: sci.math
Subject: military funding in mathematics
Message-ID: <2055@princeton.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-Oct-86 20:58:48 EDT
Article-I.D.: princeto.2055
Posted: Thu Oct 16 20:58:48 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 17-Oct-86 03:17:14 EDT
Distribution: net
Organization: CS Department, Princeton University
Lines: 19
Keywords: SDI Star Wars ONR ARO AFOSR NSA DARPA DOE

There has been a rapid increase in military funding in mathematics
recently.  Many mathematicians are disturbed by this trend,
as unhealthy for the discipline and unhealthy and dangerous
for society at large.  A group of us is seeking ways to reverse this trend.
I've written an article on the subject, which will probably appear in the
January Notices of the AMS.  There will also be a panel discussion (in which
I am involved) at the joint annual meeting of the AMS-MAA
in San Antonio.  Resolutions will be put forward on the
floor concerning SDI (star wars) and military funding in general.
I would like to hear from people with information related to military funding.
I will be happy to surface-mail a copy of my article
to anyone who sends an address; if you are interested in distributing copies
locally, I will e-mail the TeX source.

Bill Thurston			...!princeton!wpt
Mathematics Department
Princeton University
Fine Hall, Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544