Books Excerpt : A vivid portrait of how Naval oversight shaped American oceanography, revealing what difference it makes who pays for science. What difference does it make who pays for science? Some might say none. If scientists seek to discover fundamental truths about the world, and they do so in an objective manner using well-established methods, then how could it matter who?s footing the bill? History, however, suggests otherwise. In science, as elsewhere, money is power. Tracing the recent history of oceanography, Naomi Oreskes discloses dramatic changes in American ocean science since the Cold War, uncovering how and why it changed. Much of it has to do with who pays. After World War II, the US military turned to a new, uncharted theater of warfare: the deep sea. The earth sciences?particularly physical oceanography and marine geophysics?became essential to the US Navy, which poured unprecedented money and logistical support into their study. Science on a Mission brings to light how this

Title : Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don?t Know about the Ocean
Author : Naomi Oreskes
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