Science, The Endless Frontier
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Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
Aliases (2)
- Bush report ×1
- Vannevar Bush report "Science, the Endless Frontier" ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government report
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policy report → science policy document → |
| advocates |
long-term investment in basic science
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peacetime government support for scientific research → training of new scientists → university-based research → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bush report
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| author |
Vannevar Bush
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| commissionedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| context |
post–World War II planning
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transition from wartime to peacetime research system → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dateOfSubmission |
July 1945
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| focusesOn |
basic research
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economic growth → medical research → national security → |
| genre |
public policy report
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| hasPart |
section on medical research
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section on military research → section on public welfare → section on scientific talent → |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of postwar U.S. science policy framework
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landmark in institutionalization of federal research support → |
| impact |
shaped federal-university research partnership in the United States
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| influenced |
U.S. federal research funding system
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modern American science policy → |
| influencedCreationOf |
National Science Foundation
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| issuedBy |
Office of Scientific Research and Development
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| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
federal support for scientific research
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postwar research policy → science policy → |
| proposes |
creation of a national science foundation
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federal funding for basic research in universities → grants to individual investigators → support for graduate education in science → |
| publicationYear |
1945
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| publisher |
United States Government
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| relatedTo |
Office of Scientific Research and Development
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U.S. science and technology policy → World War II scientific mobilization → |
| states |
scientific progress is essential to economic prosperity
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scientific progress is essential to national health → scientific progress is essential to national security → |
| submittedTo |
President Harry S. Truman
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| title |
Science, The Endless Frontier
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Referenced by (4)
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Science, The Endless Frontier
("Bush report")
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alsoKnownAs |
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National Science Foundation Act of 1950
("Vannevar Bush report "Science, the Endless Frontier"")
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influencedBy |
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Vannevar Bush
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Science, The Endless Frontier
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