20th Century American History - Politics & Government - General & Miscellaneous, Science & Technology Policy, Presidents of the United States - General & Miscellaneous, Consulting, Science - General & Miscellaneous
Cardinal Choices
Gregg Herken
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Overview
“This is an important book. . . . One strength of the work is its thoroughness in tracing the steps at which science advice has influenced momentous decisions. Another is how it delineates the gradual erosion in the impact of science advice. . . . There are many other lessons to learn from reading the book carefully, and I strongly recommend it.” —Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, Physics TodayEditorials
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"This is an important book. . . . One strength of the work is its thoroughness in tracing the steps at which science advice has influenced momentous decisions. Another is how it delineates the gradual erosion in the impact of science advice. . . . There are many other lessons to learn from reading the book carefully, and I strongly recommend it." —Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, Physics TodayBooknews
Revised and expanded since its original publication by Oxford University Press in 1992, this volume describes the advice that scientists have given the president of the United States on scientific discoveries, technologies, and choices of crucial importance, in chronological order from 1939 to the late 1980s, with a final chapter assessing the future of presidential science advising. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 31, 2002
Publisher
Stanford, Calif : Stanford University Press, c2000.
Pages
376
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780804737708