Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A History of Science Policy in the United States, 1940-1985: Report Prepared for the Task Force on Science Policy, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session, Serial R; September, 1986
It is not the purpose of this study to provide a narrative history of the internal development of science, the growth of scientific research institutions, or the achievements of individual Amer ican scientists since World War II. Nor is it the intent of this study to address the history of policy for engineering development or technology The focus is on policy for basic and applied research, recognizing that such policy 15 at times closely linked with technology policy.
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