You probably saw as you came in a map of the State on which we
have marked off an area which we are calling the "Maryland Science-
Industry Triangle. " Behind me here is a symbolic representation of the
idea of the Maryland Science-Industry Triangle. This area, fanning out
from the Baltimore-Washington axis, represents one of the nation's most
logical locations for science-based industry. The proximity of the federal
government on the one hand, together with the Port of Baltimore and the
traditional accessibility of Maryland to North, South and West, all com-
bine to give the Maryland Science-Industry Triangle unique advantages
for both research and development firms and science-based manufactur-
ing industries. Naturally, this Science-Industry Triangle is not the only
part of our State which provides a hospitable climate for space-age
industry. Cumberland, in Western Maryland, has had a long association
with highly technical industries.

Similarly, the increasing accessibility of the Eastern Shore, soon to be
augmented by the Virginia Bridge-Tunnel facility, is causing industry to
cast an appraising eye in that direction also. But, for today, let us con-
centrate our attention on the triangular area indicated on the map.

As I said at the outset, there is no doubt in my mind that the future
of the State of Maryland is going to be increasingly tied to science and
science-based industry. The area around Prince Georges and Mont-
gomery Counties is already part of a complex which represents the
country's fifth largest scientific community. The Johns Hopkins Applied
Physics Laboratory, the Atomic Energy Commission, the National
Institute of Health, the Operations Research Organization, Emerson
Radio, ACF, Litton, Robodyne—these are only a few of the research and
development activities, both public and private, which have established
themselves in that area in the last few years. The National Bureau of
Standards and the Environmental Health Facility of the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare are among those coming in shortly.
These institutions involve tens of millions of dollars in plant and equip-
ment alone. And more and more of these organizations are arriving
every year. The past decade, for example, saw research and develop-
ment expenditures increase on a national basis by a phenomenal 678
per cent. Today the annual expenditure for research and development
is about $14 billion. Eight years from now it will be over $22 billion.

Is it any wonder that I, as Governor of this State, want to make sure
that everything possible is done—and will be done—to hitch Maryland's
wagon to this bright new star. The advantages of an economy which is
right in science-based facilities are almost too obvious to mention. In the

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