Stepping out of the ivory tower: Back in the 1960s, when our economy hadn't yet taken off and we still lacked foreign exchange reserves, the government boldly allocated some US $ 1 million in setting up the National Science Council to help foster topnotch scientists and technicians.
民國五十年代，我國經濟力尚未起飛，政府毅然在缺乏外匯的當時，投入百萬美金成立國科會，全力培養科技人力。