1966 Press Photo Drawing of NASA's Budget for exploration of space.

Description: Note: Please study the images carefully to determine the condition of this vintage photograph, as it may not be in perfect condition. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. A scanner may interpret colors and contrast differently than human eyes will, so it is possible that the actual photograph may be slightly darker or lighter in person. This vintage photograph is offered for sale as a collectible item and conveys no transfer of copyright. 1966 Press Photo Drawing of NASA's Budget for exploration of space. - pix47984 This is an original press photo. Space - NASA ---- Science in American today has become big - along with "big business" and "big government." Science is big in many important ways. Since the Second World War, there has been a most direct relationship between national security and the relative advance in science and technology in the major nations in the world. There is no doubt that American's military strength reflects the vitality of our scientific resources, human and other wise. Thus, on the international political front, science virtually has become the equivalent of power. Big science also influences our daily lives. For example, it has had obvious effects upon the content, and emphasis of our educational system. First, it stimulates the interests of our youth along scientific paths; then it holds out the promise of rewarding employment after completion of scientific education. Big science also affects our lives by virtue of the large investment which our nation presently makes in promoting scientific and engineering eduction. Some believe this investment is made at the expense of education in other fields equally vital to our civilization, such as the liberal arts and the humanities. Whatever the merits of this question may be, important public policy considerations are beginning to take shape. The economic impact of science is equally powerful, as any community knows whose corporations have had the good fortune to obtain contracts representing a portion of the annual $17 billion investment by the federal government in research and development. And it is even bigger business for those communities which have developed a strong capability in talent and facilities and are thereby in a position to undertake large-scale production contracts which grow out of research and development activities. An even more significant effect has been a tendency toward the geographic concentration of the nation's best scientific and engineering talent. The social and economic implications of the unequal geographic distribution of research and development expenditures are now beginning to be understood. The nature of science policy today is such that its interrelationships with other aspects of our national life no longer can be disregarded. For this reason, Congress is taking a deeper interest in the formulation of science policy. The rapid growth in science and technology during the past two decades is illustrated by the fact that today almost 20 percent of the federal budget is allocated to research and development or other matters closely related to science and technology. This represents a dramatic change when one considers that shortly after the Second World War the portion of federal money so earmarked was less than one per cent. Since Congress is asked to appropriate these vast sums, Congress should be an active participant in determining how, where, and under what circumstances the expenditures should be made. How do lawmakers propose to exercise more fully their prerogatives in the development of science policy? There are many aspects to this complex problem which make it impossible, in this short article, to attempt a complete answer. Suffice to say that there have been intensive studies in Congress and elsewhere during the past two years from which we may expect a number of meaningful reforms. The recommendations now under consideration have the common goal of improving the capability of Congress to assert its policymaking function in this new field. In the meantime, there have been a few instances where Congressional committees ..... Representative Joseph E. Karth is the second-ranking majority member of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics. He represents Minnesota's Fourth Congressional district.Photo measures 8.25 x 10inches. Photo is dated 12-11-1966. PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK Historic Images Part Number: pix47984 Sell Smarter with Kyozou.Inventory and Ecommerce Management

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