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This is an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C. and one that kept flaring up for decades. The fact that it has not been resolved whether military or civilian organizations can conduct federal scientific investigations better, or whether the military should do anything more than defense, lends a timelessness to this story.

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"Tightly written.... Manning gives an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C., and one that kept flaring up for decades. On the issues of whether military or civilian organizations can conduct federal scientific investigations better, or whether the military should do anything more than defense,... these concerns have not been resolved, and there is a timelessness to Manning's story. One is on safe ground recommending this book to any government scientist and to anyone interested in science as run by the government, be it military or civilian." - Earth Sciences History; "Once again, history shows that politics influences all aspects of American life, even scientific research." - Science"

US Coast Survey Vs Naval Hydrographic Office A 19thCentury Rivalry in Science and Politics History of American Science Technology History of American Science Technology S

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      Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
      Publication Date: 11/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780817350802, 978-0817350802
      ISBN10: 0817350802

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      Book Synopsis
      This is an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C. and one that kept flaring up for decades. The fact that it has not been resolved whether military or civilian organizations can conduct federal scientific investigations better, or whether the military should do anything more than defense, lends a timelessness to this story.

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      "Tightly written.... Manning gives an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C., and one that kept flaring up for decades. On the issues of whether military or civilian organizations can conduct federal scientific investigations better, or whether the military should do anything more than defense,... these concerns have not been resolved, and there is a timelessness to Manning's story. One is on safe ground recommending this book to any government scientist and to anyone interested in science as run by the government, be it military or civilian." - Earth Sciences History; "Once again, history shows that politics influences all aspects of American life, even scientific research." - Science"

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