Science, the endless frontier / (Record no. 1594)

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LC control number 2020028356
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International Standard Book Number 9780691186627 (hardback)
International Standard Book Number 0691186626
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System control number (OCoLC)1164818505
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Classification number Q127.U5
Item number B87 2021
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bush, Vannevar,
Dates associated with a name 1890-1974.
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Title Science, the endless frontier /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Vannevar Bush ; with a companion essay by Rush D. Holt.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Princeton :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Princeton University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2021.
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Extent 171 p. :
Other physical details ill.
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary, etc. "In 1945, the director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development, Vannevar Bush, issued the now-famous report entitled Science, the Endless Frontier. Commissioned by President Roosevelt in late 1944, as World War II was winding down, the report made a forceful case for the continuing importance of government support of the sciences in peacetime. Bush argued that scientific progress was essential to the health, security, and prosperity of the nation, and as such was a vital responsibility of the government to promote. Among his major recommendations were the funding of basic research at colleges and universities without expectation of immediate military or industrial application; increased access to higher education for talented students of all economic backgrounds, especially through scholarships; and the establishment of an independent science agency to administer it all. Bush's vision set the course for United States science policy over the next half century and was in large part responsible for the great boom in public funding of basic research after World War II. It remains a touchstone for many today as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science and its essential role in society. This short volume reproduces Bush's report alongside an original companion essay by Rush D. Holt, offering some historical background and reflecting on the report's legacy and continuing relevance, as well as its limitations. Holt's argument is that today's challenges require a more capacious understanding of science's value to society than Bush articulated: as not only a source of practical benefit, but an empirically based approach to understanding the world that is ultimately fundamental to democracy. Holt's essay closes by issuing a renewed call to science-for scientists, policymakers, and citizens alike"-- Provided by publisher.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Science and state
Geographic subdivision United States.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Research
Geographic subdivision United States.
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Personal name Holt, Rush Dew,
Dates associated with a name 1948-
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