科学技术的重大突破常常能够在国民经济上产生重大的影响、并可能促使后继者很快的追上。比如半导体是美国在1948年发明的,而日本的一些公司,充分利用了半导体的发明,第一个在世界上推出了半导体收音机,获得了诺贝尔奖,并且很快发展了日本的家用电器工业。所以,发展基础研究,不仅在科技本身上有重要意义,而且作为一个后进国家,发展经济也有很重要的意义。因此要集中一部分同志来做这项工作。我认为现在是提出这一问题并为此寻求解决办法的时候了。我对国家科委将要召开的基础研究工作会议表示一个科技工作者热切的期望。希望这次会议的确能够对我国的这一部分工作的政策和从事这一部分工作的同志提供强有力的支持,能够很好地发展这项工作。以上这番话,是中国科学院周光召院长在国家自然科学基金委员会第四次全体会议上说的。他说:关于基础研究工作,目前在社会上已开始 A major breakthrough in science and technology often can have a major impact on the national economy and may prompt successors to catch up quickly. For example, the semiconductor was invented by the United States in 1948, and some Japanese companies made full use of the invention of semiconductors. The first semiconductor radios in the world, won the Nobel Prize, and the rapid development of Japan's household electrical appliance industry . Therefore, the development of basic research is of great significance not only in science and technology itself, but also as a backward country in economic development. Therefore, we should concentrate part of the comrades on this task. I think it is time to ask that question and find a solution to that end. I expressed the fervent expectation of a science and technology worker for the basic research work conference to be held by the State Science and Technology Commission. I hope this meeting can indeed provide strong support to our policy on this part of the work and the comrades engaged in this part of the work and can well develop this work. These remarks are made by the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Zhou Guangzhao at the Fourth Plenary Session of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He said: As for the basic research work, it has started in the society at present