The Promise of Science and Engineering:
An Investment in the Future

1996-1997 ANNUAL REPORT


National Science Foundation



The President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500


Dear Mr. President:

I am pleased to transmit the Annual Report for Fiscal Years 1996-1997 of the National Science Foundation, for submission to the Congress as required by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950.


Sincerely,


Rita R. Colwell
Director