This is a collection of articles, lectures, and essays by a prominent American figure in science and science/technology policy - John Gibbons, who since 1992 has been Science Advisor to the President of the USA. From energy conservation to biotechnology to supercolliders to information technology, the text examines the complexities, conflicts, and compromises inherent in the interactions of science, technology, and government. Throughout these writings, which combine political and social insights with personal reflections, the reader is challenged to envision how we can continue to improve the world's quality of life while ensuring that quality can be maintained for the generations who will follow. It is intended for the general reader interested in science and the relationship between science and government, as well as physicists, science historians, engineers, and environmentalists.
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United States, Vice President, Office of Technology Assessment, Department of Energy, President Clinton, White House, National Academy of Sciences, Soviet Union, National Information Infrastructure, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, New York, Department of Commerce, National Research Council, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Science, Middle East, World War, Environmental Protection Agency, Gore Administration, Advanced Technology Program, Big Bang, National Economic Council, Clean Air Act, Congressional Research Service New!
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clean car initiative, energy demand growth, real energy prices, energy efficiency gains, gifted age, tech fix, weapons plutonium, separated plutonium, energy price increases Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Vice President, Office of Technology Assessment, Department of Energy, President Clinton, White House, National Academy of Sciences, Soviet Union, National Information Infrastructure, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, New York, Department of Commerce, National Research Council, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Science, Middle East, World War, Environmental Protection Agency, Gore Administration, Advanced Technology Program, Big Bang, National Economic Council, Clean Air Act, Congressional Research Service New!
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- Industrial Energy Use by Office of Technology Assessment on page 111, and page 147
- Atomic Energy (Merit badge series) by Boy Scouts of America in Front Matter, and page 98
- Daniel Martin by John Fowles on page 111
- Confessions of a Technophile (Masters of Modern Physics) by Lewis M. Branscomb in Front Matter
- Energy Efficiency: A New Agenda by William U. Chandler on page 147
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- Science and Technology Advice for Congress by M. Granger Morgan on page 49
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