Every constructive effort must rest on a firm scientific foundation.

To students grasping for the scientific foundation to practice, he was a breath of fresh air.

Written for a juvenile audience, they had a scientific foundation, anticipating such advances as ion engines.

Using this process, he discovered hundreds of new sites and gained a reputation for lucky finds, while actually advancing the scientific foundation of archaeology.

As an area of nanoscience, nanomechanics provides a scientific foundation of nanotechnology.