Abstract:
The natural consequence of the proximity of three outstanding higher-learning institutions, known for their contributions to science, led to the development of the Research Triangle. Distinguished in technology and social and natural science research, the Research Triangle brings together personnel from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and NC State College in state-of-the-art facilities in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, statistics, and engineering. The Research Triangle aims to provide not only a place of higher learning but economic independence to southern industry through research.