Summary Of Vannevar Bush's Research Agency Planned

In Vannevar Bush 's article, Research Agency Planned, Bush urges for an increase in government funding toward the sciences to develop solutions to several problems the U.S. faces. Bush does this by focusing on three problems. The first is to fund basic research in medicine. Bush points out that currently seven million people are suffering from mental illnesses of which there is no cure and additional funding should aid the basic research in medicine so that progress can be made toward a solution (pg. 51). The second issue is that of national security. Bush warns against depending on allies for aid during times of war and that we should invest in military research during peace as to give us a greater advantage in later wars (pg. 51). The third problem is the public welfare (pg. 51). Since the war is about to end, Bush wants to push for more employment in the U.S. by creating new enterprises. However, in order to do this, Bush claims that more men and women should be trained in science and that basic research in colleges and universities should be increased (pg. 51-52). While explaining the current issues that can be solved with advancements in science, Bush offers …show more content…
On the subject of science. Edel begins with defining a basic science as one that is only a method with knowledge that is brought about from the use of said method. Edel refers to this basic form of science as Science 1 (pg. 702). He then defines a second form of science, Science 2, as being similar to Science 1 but with the added search for extended truth (pg. 702). Science 2 is then defined as being the search for knowledge in every field by means of the scientific method. Edel continues further with a third definition of science. Science three is defined as the use of science to achieve the goals of mankind (pg.