"Science is a Proper Concern of Government"
You have to hand it to Vannevar Bush for laying it all out in clear, thoughtful terms. His arguments still hold.
You can read it all here: nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/Endl...
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“Science: The Endless Frontier”
Vannevar Bush, 1945.
Upon the necessity to create a federal entity to support science research 🧪
A reminder of why we need federal funding in the first place, free from political interference.