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A National Focus of Science and Research
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Bronk, Detlev W. – Science, 1972
Describes the search for funds for building the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences. (AL)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foundation Programs, Professional Associations, Science History
A Foundation for Research
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Fowler, William A. – Science, 1975
Discusses the funding of scientific research by the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the past 25 years. Reviews in general terms the types of broad research accomplished through NSF funds in various fields of science. (MLH)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foundation Programs, Institutional Role, Institutions
The National Science Foundation: Origins, Hopes, and Aspirations
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Bronk, Detlev W. – Science, 1975
Provides a brief history of the National Science Foundation. Discusses the personalities involved in its conception and foundation, the political process by which it was established, and the purposes and plans outlined in the initial stages of its development. (MLH)
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foundation Programs, Government Role, Institutional Role
The First Twenty-Five Years of the National Science Foundation. A Symposium of the National Academy of Sciences, April 21, 1975.
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National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Academy of Sciences at its 112th Annual Meeting on April 21, 1975, paid homage to the comparatively young National Science Foundation (NSF), in celebration of its 25th birthday. The planning that went into the symposium will become clear to the reader of these four papers, which are quite different in style and content but united by…
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Programs, Foundation Programs, Institutes (Training Programs)