The Doomsday Lobby: Hype and Panic from Sputniks, Martians, and Marauding Meteors

by James T. Bennett

Federal patronage of science was never contemplated by the framers of the Constitution, but they did seek to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Art" by granting inventors patent rights. However, direct subvention to scientists and scientific organizations was not considered appropriate activity of the central government. In the 19th Century, American science was funded almost entirely through private investors. Since WWII, however, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441966846
• ISBN13: 9781441966841
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"