Science and Academic Life in Transition

by Emanuel Piore

This is a first-hand account of the changing role of the federal government in science policy from World War II to the present day. During this period, the U.S. government formulated how it would finance university research and stimulate scientists to take leadership roles in many areas. As chief scientist of the Office of Naval Research, Emanuel Piore was at the center of these events. His story tells us much about how the United States was able...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887383378
• ISBN13: 9780887383373
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 103 Pages