Pursuing The Endless Frontier: Essays On MIT And The Role Of Research Universities

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pp. 292, “In his fourteen years as president of MIT, Charles Vest worked continuously to realize his vision of rebuilding America’s trust in science and technology. In a time when the federal government dramatically reduced its funding of academic research programs and industry shifted its R&D resources into the short-term product-development process, Vest called for new partnerships with business and government. He called for universities to meet the intellectual challenges posed by the innovation-driven, globally connected needs of industry even as he reaffirmed basic academic values and the continuing need for longer-term scientific inquiry.”

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ISBN 0262220725
ISBN13 9780262220729
Number of pages 292
Original Title Pursuing The Endless Frontier: Essays On MIT And The Role Of Research Universities
Published Date 2004
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition Very Good
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Cambridge
Edition Second
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pp. 292, “In his fourteen years as president of MIT, Charles Vest worked continuously to realize his vision of rebuilding America’s trust in science and technology. In a time when the federal government dramatically reduced its funding of academic research programs and industry shifted its R&D resources into the short-term product-development process, Vest called for new partnerships with business and government. He called for universities to meet the intellectual challenges posed by the innovation-driven, globally connected needs of industry even as he reaffirmed basic academic values and the continuing need for longer-term scientific inquiry.”

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Weight 1 kg