From the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to the onset of World War II, Dupree shows how federal involvement in science centered on key national interests--geographical exploration and expansion, agriculture and conservation, medicine, public health, industry and the military. Dupree examines the roles and impact that individuals and institutions such as the Smithsonian and National Academy of Sciences have had on American science.
- ISBN10 0801833817
- ISBN13 9780801833816
- Publish Date 26 September 1986
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition revised edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 488
- Language English
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