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Investing in science pays off

Name: Investing in science pays off
Uploaded: 2014-03-09T18:30:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 11 s
Description: "The best investment is in pure science," Eduardo Hardy, ALMA's director of North American operations, tells Bob Simon. ALMA is the world's most powerful radio telescope and has cost $1.3 billion.

"The best investment is in pure science," Eduardo Hardy, ALMA's director of North American operations, tells Bob Simon. ALMA is the world's most powerful radio telescope and has cost $1.3 billion.