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|title=Science, the Endless Frontier | |title=Science, the Endless Frontier | ||
|image=[[File:Science-The-Endless-Frontier-cover.jpg|150px]] | |image=[[File:Science-The-Endless-Frontier-cover.jpg|150px]] | ||
|author=[ | |author=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush Vannevar Bush] (Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development) | ||
|language=English | |language=English | ||
|genre=Government Report | |genre=Government Report | ||
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|publicationdate=July 1945 | |publicationdate=July 1945 | ||
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[https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/vbush1945.htm ''Science, The Endless Frontier''] is a 1945 report by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush Vannevar Bush] of the National Science Foundation (then the Office of Scientific Research and Development) about the future of scientific work and the role of government in it, commissioned by President Franklin Roosevelt in November 1944. | |||
[https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/vbush1945.htm ''Science, The Endless Frontier''] is a 1945 report by Vannevar Bush of the National Science Foundation (then the Office of Scientific Research and Development) about the future of scientific work and the role of government in it, commissioned by President Franklin Roosevelt in November 1944. | |||
* [https://www.nsf.gov/about/history/nsf50/vbush1945.jsp On NSF Website] | * [https://www.nsf.gov/about/history/nsf50/vbush1945.jsp On NSF Website] | ||
* [https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/vbush1945.htm NSF Archival] | * [https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/vbush1945.htm NSF Archival] | ||
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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
=== Summary === | === Summary === | ||
Bush states that scientific progress is essential for (1) the war against disease via extended government financial support to basic medical research in U.S. medical schools and universities | Bush states that scientific progress is essential for (1) the war against disease, via extended government financial support to basic medical research in U.S. medical schools and universities; (2) national security, via military research during peacetime, supported by a civilian-controlled organization with funds from Congress and close liaison with the U.S. Army and Navy; and (3) public welfare, via a plentiful number of men and women trained in science, strengthened centers of basic research, where creative scientific exploration can flourish with minimal pressure for immediate, tangible results. | ||
== The War Against Disease == | == The War Against Disease == | ||
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== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
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