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Book SynopsisWhen the National Science Foundation funds research about the earth's crust and the Department of Energy supports studies on the disposal of nuclear wastes, what do they expect for their money? Most scientists believe that in such cases the government wants information for immediate use or directions for seeking future benefits from nature. Challen
Trade Review"What in fact does the Government want in exchange for its lavish support of big science projects... How are research priorities influenced by political and economic relationships? A Fragile Power addresses these critical questions."--The New York Times
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. viii*Preface, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xii*CHAPTER ONE. Scientists As an Elite Reserve Labor Force, pg. 1*CHAPTER TWO. The Development of State Interest in Science in the Nineteenth Century, pg. 22*CHAPTER THREE. War and State Funding in the Twentieth Century, pg. 39*CHAPTER FOUR. Managing the Scientific Labor Force, pg. 62*CHAPTER FIVE. Limits on the Autonomy of Soft-Money Scientists, pg. 85*CHAPTER SIX. Technological Dependence of Scientific Researchers, pg. 105*CHAPTER SEVEN. Techniques and Status in Scientific Laboratories, pg. 125*CHAPTER EIGHT. Expanding the Domain of Science, pg. 146*CHAPTER NINE. Directing Scientific Discourse, pg. 166*CHAPTER TEN. The Voice of Science, pg. 190*Notes, pg. 205*Bibliography, pg. 235*Index, pg. 245
