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American science policy since World War II

by Bruce L. R. Smith

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Published by Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C .
Written in

    Subjects:
  • Science and state -- United States.,
  • Technology and state -- United States.

  • Edition Notes

    Includes bibliographical references.

    StatementBruce L.R. Smith.
    Classifications
    LC ClassificationsQ127.U6 S613 1990
    The Physical Object
    Paginationix, 230 p. :
    Number of Pages230
    ID Numbers
    Open LibraryOL17167248M
    ISBN 100815779984, 0815779976

      In post-World War II America, anti-inflationists have been content to stop prices from rising. In , monetary authorities actually sought to drive prices back to their pre-war levels. World War II presented Allied war planners with a tactical dilemma--how to make large amphibious landings of armies against defended coasts. For America this was a particularly thorny problem, since its armed forces had to mount amphibious invasions at sites ranging from .

      The Manhattan Project was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II. The controversial creation and eventual use of . The National WWII Museum is here to help you explore the history and lessons of World War II with your students. Utilizing an object-based learning experience, educational technology, and its world-class exhibits, the Museum uses its rich collection of artifacts, archives, and oral histories to take history beyond the pages of textbooks and into the hands of curious students.

      Science is the engine of prosperity. Economists have said that a third to a half of U.S. economic growth has resulted from basic research since World War II. Author: Mariette Dichristina. Mexican Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends Congressional Research Service Summary History and geography have given Mexico a unique status in the U.S. immigration system, and have made the Mexico-U.S. migration flow the largest in the world. Mexicans are the largestCited by:


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Wilson. Since then the nation has struggled to reestablish shared beliefs about the means and goals of science policy. In American Science Policy Since World War II, author Bruce L. Smith makes sense of the break between science and government and identifies the patterns on postwar science affairs.

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As of June total of US World War II casualties listed as MIA is 72, e. ^ Korean War: Note: [20] gives Dead as 33, and Wounded asand MIA as 8, The American Battle Monuments Commission database for the Korean War reports that "The Department of Defense reports t American service men and women lost their lives.

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The relationship between medicine and the study of life is as old as medicine itself. Nevertheless, historians have highlighted the great transformation that took place in the nineteenth century when first physiology and then bacteriology became important resources for the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of human diseases.

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The federal government spent about $ billion during World War II — or twice as much as it had spent in total for the entire history of the U.S. government up to that point. About 40 percent of that came from taxes; the rest came through government borrowing, much of that through the sale of bonds.

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This article is adapted from the book "Outline of the U.S. Economy" by Conte and Karr and has been adapted with permission from the U.S. Department of : Mike Moffatt. By the end of World War II, the farm economy once again faced the challenge of overproduction. Technological advances, such as the introduction of gasoline- and electric-powered machinery and the widespread use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, meant production per hectare was higher than : Mike Moffatt.

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held military alliances with 50 countries, and hadtroops posted abroad in dozens of countries, within Europe (two-thirds of which in west Germany) and aboutin Asia (mainly Japan and South Korea).