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This history of the growth of government-funded science in the United States since World War II reveals the accomplishments and disappointments that grew out of the potent and fruitful alliance between science and government: from the Manhattan Project to the first Apollo mission, from the Atomic Energy Commission's "Atoms for Peace" initiative to the bungled Superconducting Super Collider project.
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For Better or for Worse t h e m a r r i age o f s c i e n ce a n d g over n m e n t i n t h e u n i te d state s
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Copyright © Columbia University Press All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mann, Alfred K. For better or for worse : the marriage of science and government in the United States / Afred K. Mann p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN –––X (cloth: alk. paper) . Science and state—United States—History—th century. I. Title Q.U M .—dc
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To my wife, Jayne, who did not live to see this book published, and to our children, Stephen, Cecile, David, and Brian, who helped me to see it through to the end.
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List of Illustrations ix List of Tables xiii Preface xv chapter . Introduction chapter . Love at First Sight: – chapter . Courtship: – chapter . Marriage: – chapter . End of the Honeymoon: – chapter . Estrangement and Reconciliation: – chapter . G