The Future Is Now: Science and Technology Policy in America Since 1950

by Alan I. Marcus and Amy Sue Bix

Since the creation of the National Science foundation in 1950, the federal government has acknowledged and supported the centrality of science and technology to the global competitiveness of the United States. In this important work, historians Alan I Marcus and Amy Sue Bix present illuminating case studies that highlight crucial policy patterns, shifts in emphasis, and debates over future directions of US science and technology policy. One major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591024722
• ISBN13: 9781591024729
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Humanities Press Intl
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.1"