Physics funding—the evolving federal role
DEC 01, 1981
Fifty years ago, the US government funds devoted to research were negligible; now they are dominant—and the proposed cuts may drastically alter the way physics research is done.
DOI: 10.1063/1.2914376
The role of the Federal government in support of physics has altered and grown over the last fifty years. In this article I will review the evolution of this role within the context of four time periods: about 1930 to 1940, 1940 to 1945 (World War II), 1945 to the present (post World War II); the fourth period is on the horizon as the administration in Washington strives for a balanced budget.
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Emanuel R. Piore. ONR.
© 1981. American Institute of Physics
