Beyond Sputnik U. S. Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Name: Beyond Sputnik U. S. Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780472033065

ISBN-10: 0472033069

ISBN-13: 9780472033065

Edition: 2008

Authors: Homer Alfred Neal, Tobin L. Smith, Jennifer B. McCormick, Tobin Smith, Jennifer McCormick

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Science and technology are responsible for almost every advance in our modern quality of life. Yet science isn't just about laboratories, telescopes and particle accelerators. Public policy exerts a huge impact on how the scientific community conducts its work.Beyond Sputnikis a comprehensive survey of the field for use as an introductory textbook in courses and a reference guide for legislators, scientists, journalists, and advocates seeking to understand the science policy-making process. Detailed case studies---on topics from cloning and stem cell research to homeland security and science education---offer readers the opportunity to study real instances of policymaking at work. Authors…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 7/23/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Tobin Smith is the founder and CEO of ChangeWave.com, which currently has 150,000 E-mail subscribers, and is a vice president at Phillips International. He is the editor of the New Economy investment newsletter and the managing partner and chief investment officer of ChangeWave Capital Partners, a private hedge fund. A contributing editor on Fox Cable News' "Bulls and Bears" and a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC, he also hosts a weekly chat on AOL and writes for Smart Business magazine. He lives in North Bethesda, Maryland.