Israeli Scientist Says Technology of Israel Superior to Egypt’s and Gap Widening

An Israeli scientist compared the technologies of Israel and Egypt today and found Israel’s vastly superior. According to Prof. Yuval Neeman, head of the faculty of physics and astronomy at Tel Aviv University, Israel enjoys a seven-to-one ratio over Egypt in technological fields, an increase form the four-to-one ratio that existed a few years ago. If Israel’s development continues at its present or higher rate, the gap will be even further widened, Prof. Neeman said. He explained the disparity by observing that Egypt receives ready-made technologies from outside without any sound foundation of its own. He said there was no scientific atmosphere in Egypt for basic research and many Egyptian scientists pursue their fields abroad.