For better or for worse
the marriage of science and government in the United States
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Author
Publication
2000 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23040593M
- ISBN-10023111706X
- OCLC Control Number44683542
- OCLC Control Numberforbetterorforwo00mann
- Library of Congress Control Number00060120
and 2 more
- Goodreads2369285
- LibraryThing4196038
Classifications
- DDC509.73
- LCCQ127.U5 M36 2000
Description
"In this overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government, renowned physicist Alfred K. Mann details the reasons behind the creation of the four nonmilitary federal science agencies that are responsible for the bulk of this budget and are the principal supporters of scientific research and technology in American universities. Looking into each agency, he elucidates the ways in which decisions were made, whose interests were at stake, and the resulting discoveries, mishaps, and bureaucratic mazes that were constructed in the name of research." "Charting the origins and operations of a remarkable collaboration, For Better or for Worse encompasses many of the key scientific discoveries of our time and offers a renewed vision of the future direction of the United States science establishment."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a Democratic congress won control of the federal government of the United States in 1932, a controversial new view of how federal influence and money might be used to change American society was also inaugurated.
Excerpt
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a Democratic congress won control of the federal government of the United States in 1932, a controversial new view of how federal influence and money might be used to change American society was also inaugurated.
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