January 1954 Issue [Article] Get a good scientist . . . and let him alone Download PDF Adjust Share by Leonard Engel, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Creative ability in science Proposal writing in research Research Science projects United States More from Leonard Engel Science crosses specialty lines The Race to Create Life Our scientists are now close to a feat that will rival the conquest of space—the unlocking of the secrets of heredity, reproduction, and of life itself. Why we don’t wipe out Polio Adjust Share