Navigating the Maze

Navigating the Maze: How Science and Technology Policies Shape America and the World offers a captivating deep dive into the inner workings of the world of public policy. Written by prominent science advocate and renowned physics researcher and educator, Michael S. Lubell, this valuable book provides insights and real-world examples for anyone looking to understand how policy works in reality: for students, scientists, and the public. Well-organized and featuring a compelling historical narrative, this unique resource will enable researchers, educators, elected officials, industrialists, financial managers, science lobbyists, and readers in general to easily navigate the complex world of science and technology (S&T) policy.

As science communication and STEM policy occupy rapidly growing areas of interest and provide important career paths, this book provides invaluable insights into the public policy arena, as well as lessons for effective science advocacy.

• Presents compelling narratives about Climate Change, the Internet, the Human Genome, the BRAIN Initiative, the Manhattan Project, the Science Stimulus, the origin of the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and more.
• Provides insights into the future of S&T through a 225-year American policy retrospective, highlighting impacts on health and medicine, STEM education, economic growth, energy, defense, innovation, and industrial competitiveness.
• Illuminates the role of S&T on the global stage, from diplomatic engagement to military intervention and from scientific collaboration to technological competition.
  

Science and technology students with an interest in policy / STEM professors teaching courses in the subject.

PART ONE: Past is Prologue
1.  The early years 1787–1860
2.  The Civil War era and its legacy years 1860–1870
3.  The Gilded Age 1870–1900
4.  A new century: A new America 1900–1925
5.  From depression to global engagement 1925–1945
6.  Donning the mantle of world leadership 1945–1952
7. Growing pains 1952–1974
8. A fresh start 1974–1992

PART TWO: Science and Technology Policies in the Modern Age
9. Crossing new intersections 1992–2000
10. Years of anxiety 2001–2008
11. Recovery and reinvention 2009–2016
12. Loose change

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