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.

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  • Bush report ×1
  • Vannevar Bush report "Science, the Endless Frontier" ×1

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

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Science, The Endless Frontier ("Bush report")
alsoKnownAs
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ("Vannevar Bush report "Science, the Endless Frontier"")
influencedBy
Vannevar Bush
notableWork
Science, The Endless Frontier
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