Ivory bridges : connecting science and society /

A study of two bridges between science and society: governmental science policy and scientists' voluntary public-interest associations. According to a widespread stereotype, scientists occupy an ivory tower, isolated from other parts of society. To some extent this is true, and the resulting fr...

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Main Author:	Sonnert, Gerhard, 1957-
Other Authors:	Holton, Gerald James
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Subjects:	Science > Social aspects. Science and state. Science > Societies, etc. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book