1981 National Science Foundation Authorization: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 6728 (superseded by H.R. 7115) ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 853 pages |
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... funding levels do not even equal the rate of inflation . I think that is a great mistake . We cannot solve the world's problems and we cannot under- stand the world at large solely in terms of hardware . I should hope that Three Mile ...
... funding levels do not even equal the rate of inflation . I think that is a great mistake . We cannot solve the world's problems and we cannot under- stand the world at large solely in terms of hardware . I should hope that Three Mile ...
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... funding and the science programs . Some of the main concerns are : 1. Will the cost of this program adversely affect science funding in other parts of ocean or earth science ? 2. Will there be such pressure to drill passive continental ...
... funding and the science programs . Some of the main concerns are : 1. Will the cost of this program adversely affect science funding in other parts of ocean or earth science ? 2. Will there be such pressure to drill passive continental ...
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... funding of the program , the 2 years of riseless drilling were cut from the model program . The riseless part of the program was designed to accommodate strong paleoenvironmental interests in the Scotia Sea and elsewhere , and to permit ...
... funding of the program , the 2 years of riseless drilling were cut from the model program . The riseless part of the program was designed to accommodate strong paleoenvironmental interests in the Scotia Sea and elsewhere , and to permit ...
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... funded only the research portion of USARP . Today , NSF manages and funds the entire U.S. Antarctic Scientific Program . NSF also funds the exciting new Very Large Array for astronomical research , supports 13 laboratories for materials ...
... funded only the research portion of USARP . Today , NSF manages and funds the entire U.S. Antarctic Scientific Program . NSF also funds the exciting new Very Large Array for astronomical research , supports 13 laboratories for materials ...
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... funding levels is attached for the record . Rather than recount the entire list , I would like to mention the goals of a few of Among the twelve , there are programs to : them . о о O Encourage greater cooperation in research between ...
... funding levels is attached for the record . Rather than recount the entire list , I would like to mention the goals of a few of Among the twelve , there are programs to : them . о о O Encourage greater cooperation in research between ...
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Page 295 - Contractor, was then of said Corporation; that said Contract was duly signed for and in behalf of said Corporation by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.
Page 631 - Foundation is authorized and directed — (1) to develop and encourage the pursuit of a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the sciences...
Page 631 - to develop and encourage the pursuit of a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the sciences." It is, first, nearly impossible to carry out scientific research in an academic institution without science education occurring simultaneously, and that is true both in the graduate research universities and in our undergraduate colleges where faculty are joined in their research by students. Second, without science education today there would be no scientists trained to carry...
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Page 253 - Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President and to serve as Science and Technology Adviser to the President.
Page 57 - Pimentel received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1943.
Page 19 - Activity seeks to strengthen the Nation's engineering and applied science research base and enhance the links between fundamental research and applications in addressing selected national goals. This is accomplished by identifying and supporting basic research across a broad spectrum of the engineering sciences, applied research, and related activities that have the highest potential for contributing to the understanding and resolution of significant societal problems.
Page 182 - Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Page 285 - OFFICIALS NOT TO BENEFIT No member of or delegate to Congress, or resident commissioner, shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom; but this provision shall not be construed to extend to this Agreement if made with a corporation for its general benefit.