Science, the endless frontier / Vannevar Bush ; with a companion essay by Rush D. Holt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974, author.

United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development.

Contributor:

Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955, writer of supplementary textual content.

Princeton University Press.

Series:

Three centuries of science in America

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Research--United States.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science todayScience, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for U.S. science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amidst a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government.This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, offering a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt’s essay contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large.A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

The Science Bargain

Science, the Endless Frontier

Acknowledgments

Notes

Notes:

Reprint of the 1945 ed. published by U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Washington.

Commonly known as the Bush report.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691201658

069120165X

OCLC:

1164826169