# The Greatest Platform for Physical Science Ever Created by Darío Gil > The Under Secretary for Science states what the Department and its laboratories have become at national scale: “The combination of inspiring missions, broad and deep scientific expertise, unique infrastructure, and national scale resources makes the Department and the 17 United States (U.S.) National Laboratories the greatest platform for scientific discovery and innovation in the physical sciences ever created.” > > **— Darío Gil, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science**, *Letter to the Community* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source:** [Under Secretary Gil's Letter](https://www.energy.gov/science/articles/under-secretary-gils-letter-community) — *Letter to the Community*. - **Series source and editorial context:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders by the Institutions of American Science and Defense|American Ethos — Institutions of American Science and Defense]] — “The Greatest Platform for Physical Science Ever Created.” - **Editorial construction:** The poster uses a source-supported editorial frame outside the inner quotation marks to identify the institution, action, or governing context. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Collection]] - **Series source:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders by the Institutions of American Science and Defense|American Ethos — Institutions of American Science and Defense]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/American Science|American Science]] ## Share on Social Media ``` The Under Secretary for Science states what the Department and its laboratories have become at national scale: “The combination of inspiring missions, broad and deep scientific expertise, unique infrastructure, and national scale resources makes the Department and the 17 United States (U.S.) National Laboratories the greatest platform for scientific discovery and innovation in the physical sciences ever created.” — Darío Gil, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science, Letter to the Community https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dario-gil-greatest-platform-physical-science-created ```