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For Better or for Worse: The Marriage of Science and Government in the United States
Alfred K. Mann
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Hardback. The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? This work is an overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 halftones, 18 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
The development of an American science establishment-today an amalgam of scientists, engineers, universities, industrial laboratories, and federal science agencies-began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. During World War II this investment swelled to colossal proportions. At present, the yearly federal investment in basic science and technology amounts to about thirty-five billion dollars. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? How will increasing economic pressures affect its future? In this engaging overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government, renowned physicist Alfred ... Read more
The development of an American science establishment-today an amalgam of scientists, engineers, universities, industrial laboratories, and federal science agencies-began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. During World War II this investment swelled to colossal proportions. At present, the yearly federal investment in basic science and technology amounts to about thirty-five billion dollars. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? How will increasing economic pressures affect its future? In this engaging overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government, renowned physicist Alfred ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231117067
SKU
V9780231117067
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About Alfred K. Mann
Alfred K. Mann, professor emeritus of high energy and particle physics at the University of Pennsylvania, worked on the Manhattan Project as a pre-doctorate and has first-hand experience with many of the scientists who developed the first atomic bomb. He received the Rossi prize in astrophysics for participating in the discovery of neutrinos in Supernova 1987A. His book Shadow of ... Read more
Reviews for For Better or for Worse: The Marriage of Science and Government in the United States
Mann's ability to write about complicated matters in a simple yet intelligent manner... is shown again in For Better or for Worse. Technology and Culture