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Acknowledgments Preparation of this volume would not, of course, have been possible without the help and encouragement of numerous individuals, whom I am pleased to recognize. I am grateful to Albert H. Teich of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and David Z. Robinson of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government for providing the resources required to complete this project and offering critical comments along the way. Willis Shapley, formerly of the Bureau of the Budget and originator of the annual AAAS budget analysis exercise, Elmer Staats, retired Comptroller General of the United States, H. Guyford Stever, Science Adviser to Presidents Nixon and Ford, and Dael Wolfle, former Executive Officer of the AAAS and currently with the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, agreed to participate in a session on the "Impacts of the Early Cold-War on the Formulation of U.S. Science Policy" at the 19th annual AAAS Science and Technology Policy Colloquium in April 1995. My interactions with them on that and also on many previous occasions have helped shape my understanding of the evolution of science policy. Wolfle, Donald Stokes, of Princeton University, and Pierre Perrolle, a close National Science Foundation colleague, read and made useful comments on early drafts of my "Appreciation" piece, as did Gerald Holton, of Harvard University, and William Carey, Executive Officer Emeritus of the AAAS. The latter two individuals have long served as very special mentors. Gerry helped me develop my taste for the recent history of science policy, and encouraged me to write about it. Bill insisted that I continue to follow that prescribed course, while providing me with insights into the atmosphere of the post World War II years that molded U.S. science policy, and first called my attention to the significance of the Korean period. Special thanks are due to my friend and colleague, Jennifer Bond, an enthusiast for, and a justifiably respected contributor to, science policy. Jenni was largely responsible for convincing me that I could -- and should -- undertake this project. I have continued to rely on her counsel with respect to both the project's conceptual framework and the practical details involved in its execution. Finally, and most particularly, I am grateful to Bill Golden for the pleasure and privilege he has provided in allowing me to study the remarkable series of documents he prepared 45 years ago with such obvious care and such obvious concern for the long-term health of U.S. science in an era when short-term returns were the order of the day. Quite obviously, no amount of assistance from anyone else would have made this project possible had he not bothered to maintain such careful records. Beyond that, I acknowledge with gratitude and affection the friendship he has extended for more than 20 years. William A. Blanpied |
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