Science-The-Endless-Frontier1

ScienceTheEndlessFrontierAReporttothePresidentbyVannevarBush,DirectoroftheOfficeofScientificResearchandDevelopment,July1945(UnitedStatesGovernmentPrintingOffice,Washington:1945)TABLEOFCONTENTSLetterofTransmittalPresidentRoosevelt'sLetterSummaryoftheReport1.Introduction:oScientificProgressisEssentialoScienceisaProperConcernofGovernmentoGovernmentRelationstoScience-PastandFutureoFreedomofInquiryMustbePreserved2.TheWarAgainstDisease:oInWaroInPeaceoUnsolvedProblemsoBroadandBasicStudiesNeededoCoordinatedAttackonSpecialProblemsoActionisNecessary3.ScienceandthePublicWelfare:oRelationtoNationalSecurityoScienceandJobsoTheImportanceofBasicResearchoCentersofBasicResearchoResearchWithintheGovernmentoIndustrialResearchoInternationalExchangeofScientificInformationoTheSpecialNeedforFederalSupportoTheCostofaProgram4.RenewalofourScientificTalent:oNatureoftheProblemoANoteofWarningoTheWartimeDeficitoImprovetheQualityoRemovetheBarriersoTheGenerationinUniformMustNotbeLostoAProgram5.AProblemofScientificReconversion:oEffectsofMobilizationofScienceforWaroSecurityRestrictionsShouldbeLiftedPromptlyoNeedforCoordinationoABoardtoControlReleaseoPublicationShouldbeEncouraged6.TheMeanstotheEnd:oNewResponsibilitiesforGovernmentoTheMechanismoFiveFundamentalsoMilitaryResearchoNationalResearchFoundationI.PurposesII.MembersIII.OrganizationsIV.FunctionsV.PatentPolicyVI.SpecialAuthorityVII.BudgetoActionbyCongressAppendiceso1.CommitteesConsultedo2.ReportoftheMedicalAdvisoryCommittee,Dr.W.W.Palmer,Chairmano3.ReportoftheCommitteeonScienceandthePublicWelfare,Dr.IsaiahBowman,Chairmano4.ReportoftheCommitteeonDiscoveryandDevelopmentofScientificTalent,Mr.HenryAllenMoe,Chairmano5.ReportoftheCommitteeonPublicationofScientificInformation,Dr.IrvinStewart,Chairman