Naval Innovation for the 21st Century: The Office of Naval Research Since the End of the Cold War

by Robert Buderi

The Office of Naval Research, known widely as ONR, was formed in 1946 largely to support the pursuit of basic science to help ensure future U.S. naval dominance--and as such, it set the model for the subsequently created National Science Foundation. But everything changed after the Cold War. The U.S. entered a period of greater fiscal constraints and the concept of warfare shifted from conventional land and sea battles and super-power conflicts to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612513069
• ISBN13: 9781612513065
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"