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Science, the endless frontier: a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research

Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974., United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development.

Year: 1960.

Publisher: National Science Foundation.

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table of contents

Frontmatter

Foreword

Introduction

Letter of Transmittal

President Roosevelt's Letter

Summary of the Report

PART ONE: Introduction

PART TWO: The War Against Disease

PART THREE: Science and the Public Welfare

PART FOUR: Renewal of Our Scientific Talent

PART FIVE: A Problem of Scientific Reconversion

PART SIX: The Means to the End

Appendix 1. Committees Consulted

Appendix 2. Report of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. W. W. Palmer, Chairman

Appendix 3. Report of the Committee on Science and the Public Welfare, Dr. Isaiah Bowman, Chairman

Appendix 4. Report of the Committee on Discovery and Development of Scientific Talent, Dr. Henry Allen Moe, Chairman

Appendix 5. Report of the Committee on Publication of Scientific Information, Dr. Irvin Stewart, Chairman

Index

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Title:

Science, the endless frontier : a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research by Vannevar Bush.

Author:

Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974; United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development

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Science, the endless frontier : a report to the President on a program for postwar scientific research by Vannevar Bush.
Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974, United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development
Washington: National Science Foundation, 1960.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.01131

Subject Headings:

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence
• Science and state -- United States
• Research -- United States

Notes:

• "July 1945, reprinted July 1960."
• On cover: Reissued as part of the tenth anniversary observance, National Science Foundation, 1950-1960.
• Commonly known as the Bush report.
• Includes index.
• Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required

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