Chairman Smith Versus the Scientists

摘要

U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) likes to recall how a "D" in a freshman physics class at Yale University taught by a former presidential science adviser, D. Allan Bromley, caused him to switch his major to American studies -and started him on the road to a career in politics. Now, the tables have turned: This year, Smith gave a failing grade to the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of a controversial attempt to reshape U.S. science policy that has scientists talking.