TY - BOOK AU - Bush,Vannevar AU - Bush,Vannevar AU - Holt,Rush AU - Holt,Rush D. TI - Science, the Endless Frontier SN - 9780691201658 AV - Q127.U6 PY - 2021///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Research KW - United States KW - Research-United States KW - Science and state KW - Science and state-United States KW - SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects KW - bisacsh KW - American Association for the Advancement of Science KW - Anthony Fauci KW - Beyond Sputnik KW - Deborah Birx KW - France Cordova KW - Harry Truman KW - Kilgore KW - National Science Foundation KW - Navigating the Maze KW - Qanon KW - Science in society KW - The Death of Truth KW - Truth Decay KW - Union of Concerned Scientists KW - anti-vaxxer KW - basic science research KW - clinical trials KW - death of expertise KW - evidence-based thinking KW - science and democracy KW - science and the citizen KW - science and the public KW - science budget KW - scientific evidence KW - scientific thinking KW - scientific truth KW - vaccines KW - why teach science KW - why trust science N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; The Science Bargain --; Science, the Endless Frontier --; Acknowledgments --; Notes; restricted access N2 - The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science todayScience, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for U.S. science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amidst a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government.This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, offering a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt’s essay contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large.A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691201658?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691201658 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780691201658/original ER -