# Mobilizing Science in Peace by Darío Gil > Darío Gil recalls the institutional problem Vannevar Bush solved after the Second World War: “The nation’s best scientists and engineers were mobilized in unprecedented ways to win the war (with the Manhattan Project as the most successful example), and Bush brilliantly answered the question of how to keep them mobilized in times of peace to ensure the prosperity, security, and health of Americans through scientific progress.” > > **— 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]] — “Mobilizing Science in Peace.” - **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 ``` Darío Gil recalls the institutional problem Vannevar Bush solved after the Second World War: “The nation’s best scientists and engineers were mobilized in unprecedented ways to win the war (with the Manhattan Project as the most successful example), and Bush brilliantly answered the question of how to keep them mobilized in times of peace to ensure the prosperity, security, and health of Americans through scientific progress.” — Darío Gil, U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science, Letter to the Community https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-dario-gil-mobilizing-science-peace ```