Looking Back to Look Forward: Science and Technology in the Realm of Politics SEATTLE (KPLU) - Every modern President has paid tribute to science as critical to America's prosperity. During the dark days of World War Two, the value of new technologies became bleakly obvious. Nowadays, Presidential candidates still talk about science in terms of competition with other nations. What's next for America's role as a world-leader in science is our topic this week in KPLU's special election series, Looking Back to Look Forward. KPLU's Keith Seinfeld has our story. © Copyright 2009, KPLU