PSAC
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PSAC was a high-level advisory body of scientists that counseled the U.S. President on scientific and technological issues, especially during the Cold War era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PSAC canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal advisory body
ⓘ
scientific advisory committee ⓘ |
| advised | President of the United States ⓘ |
| advisedOn |
Cold War science policy
ⓘ
ballistic missile defense ⓘ civilian applications of nuclear energy ⓘ federal support for basic research ⓘ nuclear test ban issues ⓘ satellite and missile technology ⓘ science education initiatives ⓘ space race strategy ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| chairperson |
Donald F. Hornig
ⓘ
George Kistiakowsky ⓘ
surface form:
George B. Kistiakowsky
James R. Killian Jr. ⓘ Jerome Wiesner ⓘ
surface form:
Jerome B. Wiesner
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdInContextOf | Sputnik crisis ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1973 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| field |
arms control
ⓘ
education and science funding ⓘ national security ⓘ nuclear weapons policy ⓘ science and technology policy ⓘ scientific research ⓘ space policy ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| fullName | President's Science Advisory Committee ⓘ |
| hadSubcommittee |
PSAC Panel on Environmental Science
ⓘ
PSAC Panel on Information Sciences ⓘ PSAC Panel on Nuclear Weapons ⓘ PSAC Panel on Space Sciences ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. nuclear test ban negotiations
ⓘ
U.S. space program priorities ⓘ federal R&D funding patterns ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| member |
Edward Teller
ⓘ
George Kistiakowsky ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ Herbert York ⓘ I. I. Rabi ⓘ
surface form:
Isidor Isaac Rabi
Lee A. DuBridge ⓘ |
| partOf | Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ |
| replaced |
President's Science Advisory Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Science Advisory Committee of the Office of Defense Mobilization
|
| replacedBy | Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ |
| reportedTo | White House ⓘ |
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