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Research Corporation

American nonprofit organization
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The Research Corporation is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1912 by Frederick Gardner Cottrell. Cottrell, an educator, scientist, and inventor, is known for the electrostatic precipitator, a device that removes particles from gas streams. He assigned his patents for this invention to the Research Corporation, which uses them to endow basic research in colleges and universities. Cottrell also contributed to the development of helium extraction from natural gas and the synthetic ammonia industry in the U.S.. The RAND Corporation, another nonprofit organization, originated from a research project for the Army Air Force in 1945 and later expanded its focus to domestic public policy.12

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