Centralization of Federal Science Activities: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First Session, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969 - 505 pages Committee Serial No. 10. Examines Government organizational structure supporting scientific research to determine how Federal support may be strengthened. |
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Page 111
... for every dollar spent in research on a particular project , $ 10 must be spent in
development and $ 100 in production . ... because many projects in research do
not get up to development , and some projects in development don't go through ...
... for every dollar spent in research on a particular project , $ 10 must be spent in
development and $ 100 in production . ... because many projects in research do
not get up to development , and some projects in development don't go through ...
Page 153
In this way we could get again better interfield comparisons of projects , put all
the projects in a given area into the same pot , as it were , subject to a centralized
panel system of review , perhaps , so that a weak project from agency A doesn't ...
In this way we could get again better interfield comparisons of projects , put all
the projects in a given area into the same pot , as it were , subject to a centralized
panel system of review , perhaps , so that a weak project from agency A doesn't ...
Page 217
I would favor enlarging the authority of such an agency to permit it to coordinate
these basic research activities and to determine which projects shall be pursued .
This would provide a locus for congressional oversight . It could provide the ...
I would favor enlarging the authority of such an agency to permit it to coordinate
these basic research activities and to determine which projects shall be pursued .
This would provide a locus for congressional oversight . It could provide the ...
Page 218
You buttress that up , at the end of your statement , by touching on the point that
research projects which merely assert that they will expand basic knowledge is
not enough , that the work can be explained with such technical contents so you ...
You buttress that up , at the end of your statement , by touching on the point that
research projects which merely assert that they will expand basic knowledge is
not enough , that the work can be explained with such technical contents so you ...
Page 307
Such an appraisal demands making judgments on social utility of research as
well as scientific feasibilty of projects . ... such as telescopes , accelerators , etc. ,
the program of NSF has largely evolved as the result of project pressures .
Such an appraisal demands making judgments on social utility of research as
well as scientific feasibilty of projects . ... such as telescopes , accelerators , etc. ,
the program of NSF has largely evolved as the result of project pressures .
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| Title | Centralization of Federal Science Activities: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First Session, Volume 2 Centralization of Federal Science Activities: Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, First Session, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 8 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 505 pages |
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