Science, the Endless Frontier

Science, the Endless Frontier, is a classic case for why government must support science. It was first issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War. This landmark argument remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary for a nation's health, security, and prosperity. Rush Holt, a physicist and former congressman, offers a new companion essay in this timely new edition, discussing what society needs most from science today. He contends that the public's ability to cope with issues such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Science, the Endless Frontier, is a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 02 February 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press

Science,the Endless Frontier is widely recognized as a landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and governments responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War,this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nations health,security,and prosperity. Bushs vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century,building the worlds most productive scientific enterprise. Today,amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to sciences very credibility, Science,the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government.

This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt,who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the reports legacy and relevance along with its limitations,Holt contends that the publics ability to cope with todays issues—such as public health,the changing climate and environment,and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science,and he calls for a renewed understanding of sciences value for democracy and society at large.

A touchstone.

Weight: 258g
Dimension: 123 x 186 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691186627