NSF and postwar US science

In the early days of NSF, its leaders dreamed of large-scale federal investment in basic science but had to carve out a place for the new foundation in the complicated landscape of US science funding.

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Physics Today
Published
2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.tqny.kauo
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International Science and Diplomacy
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NSF and postwar US science

Emily G. Blevins
Physics Today
International Science and Diplomacy
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NSF and postwar US science

Emily G. Blevins
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Abstract

In the early days of NSF, its leaders dreamed of large-scale federal investment in basic science but had to carve out a place for the new foundation in the complicated landscape of US science funding.

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