Research Applied to National Needs--1971-1977: Interviews with People Important to Its Early History, Volume II

摘要

The volume presents the history of the first six years of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) program--Research Applied to National Needs (RANN). It consists of 14 interviews with people involved in the conception, organization, and implementation of the RANN program during the period of March 1971 through March 1977. The interviews were conducted between September 1976 and July 1977. Topics discussed include the RANN program's role in furthering immediate scientific needs of society; NSF's interaction with other government agencies as a result of RANN projects; the growth of NSF support for applied research through RANN; funding, organization ans staffing of RANN; and an evaluation and future research directions for the RANN program.