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The Endless Frontier
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Author : Jerry Pournelle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
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Endless Frontier
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Author : G. Pascal Zachary
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-01-30
Endless Frontier written by G. Pascal Zachary and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A prodigiously researched biography of Vannevar Bush, one of America’s most awe-inspiring polymaths and the secret force behind the biggest technological breakthroughs of the twentieth century. As the inventor and public entrepreneur who launched the Manhattan Project, helped to create the military-industrial complex, conceived a permanent system of government support for science and engineering, and anticipated both the personal computer and the Internet, Vannevar Bush is the twentieth century’s Ben Franklin. In this engaging look at one of America’s most awe-inspiring polymaths, writer G. Pascal Zachary brings to life an American original—a man of his time, ours, and beyond. Zachary details how Bush cofounded Raytheon and helped build one of the most powerful early computers in the world at MIT. During World War II, he served as Roosevelt’s adviser and chief contact on all matters of military technology, including the atomic bomb. He launched the Manhattan Project and oversaw a collection of 6,000 civilian scientists who designed scores of new weapons. After the war, his attention turned to the future. He wrote essays that anticipated the rise of the Internet and boldly equated national security with research strength, outlining a system of permanent federal funding for university research that endures to this day. However, Bush’s hopeful vision of science and technology was leavened by an understanding of the darker possibilities. While cheering after witnessing the Trinity atomic test, he warned against the perils of a nuclear arms race. He led a secret appeal to convince President Truman not to test the Hydrogen Bomb and campaigned against the Red Scare. Elegantly and expertly relayed by Zachary, Vannevar’s story is a grand tour of the digital leviathan we know as the modern American life.
The Endless Frontier
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Author : Jerry Pournelle
language : en
Publisher: Ace Books
Release Date : 1985
The Endless Frontier written by Jerry Pournelle and has been published by Ace Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Fiction categories.
Stories dealing with the colonization of space. Some of the stories are non-fiction essays.
Pursuing The Endless Frontier
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Author : Charles M. Vest
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2011-09-30
Pursuing The Endless Frontier written by Charles M. Vest and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with Education categories.
The former president of MIT discusses challenges and policy issues confronting academia, science and technology, and the world at large. In his fourteen years as president of MIT, Charles Vest worked continuously to realize his vision of rebuilding America's trust in science and technology. In a time when the federal government dramatically reduced its funding of academic research programs and industry shifted its R&D resources into the short-term product-development process, Vest called for new partnerships with business and government. He called for universities to meet the intellectual challenges posed by the innovation-driven, globally connected needs of industry even as he reaffirmed basic academic values and the continuing need for longer-term scientific inquiry. In Pursuing the Endless Frontier, Vest addresses these and other issues in a series of essays written during his tenure as president of MIT. He discusses the research university's need to shift to a broader, more international outlook, the value of diversity in the academic community, the greater leadership role for faculty outside the classroom, and the boundless opportunity of new scientific and technological developments even when coupled with financial constraints. In the provocative essay "What We Don't Know," Vest reminds us of what he calls "the most critical point of all," that science is driven by a deep human need to understand nature, to answer the "big questions"—that what we don't know is more important than what we do. In another essay, on the future of MIT, he celebrates MIT's strengths as being extraordinarily well-suited to the needs of an era of unprecedented change in science and technology. In "Disturbing the Educational Universe: Universities in the Digital Age—Dinosaurs or Prometheans," he describes MIT's innovative OpenCourseWare initiative, which builds on the fundamental nature of the Internet as an enabling and liberating technology. Vest, who is stepping down from MIT's presidency in the fall of 2004, writes with clarity and insight about the issues facing academic institutions in the twenty-first century. His essays in Pursuing the Endless Frontier offer inspiration to educators and researchers seeking the way forward.
Science The Endless Frontier
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Author : Vannevar Bush
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-02-02
Science The Endless Frontier written by Vannevar Bush and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-02 with Science categories.
The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s 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 nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s 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 report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s 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 science’s value for democracy and society at large. A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.
Endless Frontier The Hunter And The Knight
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Author : Brett Lurie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-11-21
Endless Frontier The Hunter And The Knight written by Brett Lurie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-21 with Fiction categories.
The plains of Vanda are harsh and unforgiving. Kasta Krane, a hardened treasure hunter, rides this desolate land in search of her next big score. A wealthy collector hires her to seek out Vellon's Blade, a legendary weapon said to have the power to reshape the world. To aid in her quest, the collector assigns Sir Dresco Norte, a devout holy warrior sworn to restore honor to his fallen order. The odd duo quarrel as they navigate the wilds on their journey. For Kasta is not in the business of fairytales, and Dresco seeks more than lost riches.But ruthless rivals converge on their trail, determined to claim the Blade's power for themselves. Their quest draws the attention of a vengeful enemy from Kasta's past who will stop at nothing to see her dead. Deeper in the wastes, ancient terrors await in the ruins of the old world. The hunter and the knight must overcome these threats and their distaste for one another if they are to survive.
Science The Endless Frontier
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Author : United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Science The Endless Frontier written by United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Research categories.
Science The Endless Frontier
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Author : Vannevar Bush
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-02-02
Science The Endless Frontier written by Vannevar Bush and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-02 with Science categories.
Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government's 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 nation's health, security, and prosperity. Bush's vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world's most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science's 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 report's legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public's ability to cope with today's 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 science's value for democracy and society at large.
Science
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Author : Vannevar Bush
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Science written by Vannevar Bush and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with categories.
Science The Endless Frontier
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Author : Vannevar Bush
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Science The Endless Frontier written by Vannevar Bush and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Research categories.