Science Advice to the President - 2nd Edition

Name: Science Advice to the President - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This is a provocative, behind-the-scenes introduction to the vital and complex role science plays in United States politics > This is a provocative, behind-the-scenes introduction to the vital and complex role science plays in United States politics. It includes the first formal statement from former President Clinton's former Science Advisor, John H. Gibbons; a fresh retrospective from D. Allan Bromley on science advice in the George H. W. Bush Administration; and a unique viewpoint from John McTague about his brief tenure under President Reagan. Among the twenty-four contributors are former members of the President's Science Advisory Committee, distinguished scholars, and industrialists. > Contours of Wisdom: Presidential Science Advice in an Age of Flux, President's Science Advisers and members of Science Advisory Committees Part I : Science Advisers and the Presidents They Served, Science and Technology in President Clinton's First 100 Days, Science and Technology in the Bun