Science Policy Up Close

Informationen zum Autor John H. Marburger was Former President of Stony Brook University, Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Science Advisor to President George W. Bush. Robert P. Crease is Professor of Philosophy at Stony Brook University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Physics in Perspective . Klappentext In a career that included Presidential Science Advisor to George W. Bush, John Marburger stood on the front line of battles that pulled science deep into the political arena. Science controversies, he discovered, are never just about science. As his reflections show, science can no longer be shielded from public scrutiny and government supervision. Zusammenfassung In a career that included Presidential Science Advisor to George W. Bush! John Marburger stood on the front line of battles that pulled science deep into the political arena. Science controversies! he discovered! are never just about science. As his reflections show! science can no longer be shielded from public scrutiny and government supervision.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John H Marburger, John H. Marburger, Marburger John H.
• Mitarbeit: Robert P Crease (Herausgeber), Crease Robert P. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.02.2015
• EAN: 9780674417090
• ISBN: 978-0-674-41709-0
• Seiten: 256
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > 20. Jahrhundert (bis 1945); USA, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Philosophy of Science, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political science & theory, History of the Americas, Central / national / federal government policies, Scientific research, Science funding and policy