TY  - GEN
T1  - A Fragile Power : Scientists and the State
T2  - Princeton legacy library.
A1  - Mukerji, Chandra
LA  - English
PP  - Princeton
PB  - Princeton University Press
YR  - 2014
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn884012931
AB  - When the National Science Foundation funds research about the earth's crust and the Department of Energy supports studies on the disposal of nuclear wastes, what do they expect for their money? Most scientists believe that in such cases the government wants information for immediate use or directions for seeking future benefits from nature. Challenging this oversimplified view, Chandra Mukerji depicts a more complex interdependence between science and the state. She uses vivid examples from the heavily funded field of oceanography, particularly from recent work on seafloor hot springs and o.
OP  - 268
NO  - Cover; Contents; Preface.
CN  - Q175.52.U5 M87 2014
SN  - 9781400860241
SN  - 1400860245
KW  - Science : Social aspects : United States.
KW  - Science and state : United States.
KW  - Research : United States : Finance.
KW  - Federal aid to research : United States.
KW  - Politique scientifique et technique : États-Unis.
KW  - Sciences : Aspect social : États-Unis.
KW  - SCIENCE : History.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Discrimination & Race Relations.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Minority Studies.
KW  - Federal aid to research
KW  - Research : Finance
KW  - Science and state
KW  - Science : Social aspects
KW  - United States
ER  -