Basic Research and National Goals; A Report to the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives by the National Academy of Science

Washington DC, 1965. Wraps. Good. ix, [1], 336, [2] pages. Tables. Chart. Appendix A and B. Ex-library with few library markings. Inside the front cover is a stamp from the Goddard Space Flight Center Library. Cover has some wear and soiling. Among the topics covered are: Life Sciences, Basic Research, Biomedical Sciences, Applied Physical Sciences, Federal Support, Scientific Quality, Scientific Leadership, Behavioral Sciences, Earth Sciences, Federal Government, Applied Science, Applied Missions, Research and Development. Among the authors are: Lawrence Blinks, Hendrik Bode, Harvey Brooks, Frank Horsfall, Harry Johnson, Arthur Kantrowitz, Carl Kaysen, George Kistiakowsky, Saunders MacLane, Carl Pfaffmann, Roger Revelle, Edward Teller, John Verhoogen, Alvin Weinberg, and John Willard. The papers presented in this volume were prepared in response to a request addressed to the National Academy of Science by the Committee on Science and Astronautics of the U.S. House of Representatives. It its request, the House committee set out two extremely broad questions of fundamental importance to the Federal Government in connection with its scientific research and development program: I. What level of Federal support is needed to maintain for the United States a position of leadership through basic research in the advancement of science and technology and their economic, cultural, and military application? II. What judgment can be reached on the balance of support now being given by the Federal Government to various fields of scientific endeavor, and on adjustments that should be considered, either within existing levels of overall support or under conditions of increased or decreased overall support?