Open AccessU.S. Congress Science Committee report aims to provide blueprint for “third era” in science policy
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/98eo00360
Subject(s) - blueprint , frontier , political science , public administration , cold war , government (linguistics) , science policy , economic history , period (music) , public policy , law , history , politics , engineering , physics , acoustics , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy
U.S. Rep. Verne Ehlers (R‐Mich.) often mentions that the end of the Cold War brought the United States into its third “mega‐era” of science policy. The first period stretched until World War II. The second period was defined by the Cold War, which was influenced by Vannevar Bush's 1945 study, “Science: The Endless Frontier.” That document urged the federal government to fund research in support of national security, public health, and economic strength.