
Navigating the Maze
How Science and Technology Policies Shape America and the World
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Key Features
- 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.
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Table of Contents
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 1974–1992PART 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 changeReferences
Product details
- No. of pages: 353
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2019
- Published: April 6, 2019
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128147115
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128147108