Science funding & policy books

Each year, Congress appropriates billions of dollars for scientific research. Each year, scientists complain of...  Read More >>

This new annual series, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, will provide a forum for research...  Read More >>

This new annual series, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, will provide a forum for research...  Read More >>

This publication presents an overview of science and technology (S and T) in Western Asia and gives a brief summary...  Read More >>

The Gender Management System (GMS) is a holistic and system-wide approach to gender mainstreaming developed by the...  Read More >>

Designed to help understand the scope and nature of US investment in international scientific co-operation and the...  Read More >>

Addresses a topic of recognized policy concern. This report summarizes a major conference that reviewed our nation's...  Read More >>

Exploring an area in which a singular and variety of open-ended, multi-purpose instrumentation is developed by practitioners...  Read More >>

The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government...  Read More >>

A study of the life and work of 19th-century chemist Adolphe Wurtz. His story offers insights into the changing...  Read More >>

Based on formerly untapped archival sources as well as on interviews of participants, and building upon prior historical...  Read More >>

In the nineteenth century, scientific practice underwent a dramatic transformation from personal endeavor to business...  Read More >>

In the nineteenth century, scientific practice underwent a dramatic transformation from personal endeavor to business...  Read More >>

Explores knowledge management in the university and beyond from the perspective of researchers working in academic-industry...  Read More >>

Offers a perspective on the governance of science from the standpoint of social and political theory. This book...  Read More >>

Innovation is critically important for countries seeking to maintain or improve their competitive advantage in the...  Read More >>

A collection of essays by a Nobel Laureate on a range of critical issues facing the world, and the role of scientists...  Read More >>

This ethnographic study of Japan's scientists looks at the career structures and organizational issues that have...  Read More >>

A critical edition of the book that aimed to dispel the myth of scientific purity and detachment, by documenting...  Read More >>

A critical edition of the book that aimed to dispel the myth of scientific purity and detachment, by documenting...  Read More >>

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A study of American scientists' encounters with Cold War anticommunism in the decade after World War II.  Read More >>

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Captures messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia...  Read More >>

The Science of War provides both a cross-disciplinary overview of the scientific and military activity during the...  Read More >>