I distinguish two kinds of "applied" research: problem-solving research — government or commercially initiated, centrally managed and institutionally coupled to a plan for application of the results, useful science — investigator-initiated, competitively evaluated and widely communicated. Then we have basic science — useful also, also investigator-initiated, competitively evaluated and widely communicated.


p. 31 - Confessions of a Technophile (1994)

Lewis M. Branscomb Quotes

I distinguish two kinds of applied research: problem-solving research — government or commercially initiated, centrally managed and institutionally ...

I distinguish two kinds of applied research: problem-solving research — government or commercially initiated, centrally managed and institutionally ...

I distinguish two kinds of applied research: problem-solving research — government or commercially initiated, centrally managed and institutionally ...

I distinguish two kinds of applied research: problem-solving research — government or commercially initiated, centrally managed and institutionally ...