Essay
75 years after Vannevar Bush’s impactful report, debate continues about directing science
Since its publication in 1945, Vannevar Bush’s Science—The Endless Frontier has elicited considerable examination and criticism. More often than not, contemporary discussions emphasize the report’s shortcomings rather than its successes, using it as a foil for remarking on everything from the complexity of the innovation process to the immense growth of the American science and…