02680cam a22002658i 4500 on1164818505 OCoLC ta 210429s2021 njua b 000 0 eng 2020028356 9780691186627 (hardback) 0691186626 (OCoLC)1164818505 Q127.U5 B87 2021 Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974. Science, the endless frontier / Vannevar Bush ; with a companion essay by Rush D. Holt. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2021. 171 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references. "In 1945, the director of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development, Vannevar Bush, issued the now-famous report entitled Science, the Endless Frontier. Commissioned by President Roosevelt in late 1944, as World War II was winding down, the report made a forceful case for the continuing importance of government support of the sciences in peacetime. Bush argued that scientific progress was essential to the health, security, and prosperity of the nation, and as such was a vital responsibility of the government to promote. Among his major recommendations were the funding of basic research at colleges and universities without expectation of immediate military or industrial application; increased access to higher education for talented students of all economic backgrounds, especially through scholarships; and the establishment of an independent science agency to administer it all. Bush's vision set the course for United States science policy over the next half century and was in large part responsible for the great boom in public funding of basic research after World War II. It remains a touchstone for many today as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science and its essential role in society. This short volume reproduces Bush's report alongside an original companion essay by Rush D. Holt, offering some historical background and reflecting on the report's legacy and continuing relevance, as well as its limitations. Holt's argument is that today's challenges require a more capacious understanding of science's value to society than Bush articulated: as not only a source of practical benefit, but an empirically based approach to understanding the world that is ultimately fundamental to democracy. Holt's essay closes by issuing a renewed call to science-for scientists, policymakers, and citizens alike"-- Provided by publisher. Science and state United States. Research United States. Holt, Rush Dew, 1948- lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 Q127.U5 B87 2021 PNLIB21061408 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 1594 1594