Science, The Endless Frontier
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Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Science, The Endless Frontier canonical | 2 |
| Bush report | 1 |
| Vannevar Bush report "Science, the Endless Frontier" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Science, The Endless Frontier Context triple: [Vannevar Bush, notableWork, Science, The Endless Frontier]
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Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Science, The Endless Frontier Target entity description: Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
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A.
Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government report
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policy report ⓘ science policy document ⓘ |
| advocates |
long-term investment in basic science
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peacetime government support for scientific research ⓘ training of new scientists ⓘ university-based research ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bush report
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linked to:
Science, The Endless Frontier
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| author | Vannevar Bush ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ |
| context |
post–World War II planning
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transition from wartime to peacetime research system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfSubmission | July 1945 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
basic research
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economic growth ⓘ medical research ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| genre | public policy report ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section on medical research
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section on military research ⓘ section on public welfare ⓘ section on scientific talent ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of postwar U.S. science policy framework
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landmark in institutionalization of federal research support ⓘ |
| impact | shaped federal-university research partnership in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. federal research funding system
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modern American science policy ⓘ |
| influencedCreationOf | National Science Foundation ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
federal support for scientific research
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postwar research policy ⓘ science policy ⓘ |
| proposes |
creation of a national science foundation
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federal funding for basic research in universities ⓘ grants to individual investigators ⓘ support for graduate education in science ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher |
United States Government
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linked to:
United States of America
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| relatedTo |
Office of Scientific Research and Development
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U.S. science and technology policy ⓘ World War II scientific mobilization ⓘ |
| states |
scientific progress is essential to economic prosperity
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scientific progress is essential to national health ⓘ scientific progress is essential to national security ⓘ |
| submittedTo | President Harry S. Truman ⓘ |
| title | Science, The Endless Frontier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Science, The Endless Frontier Description of subject: Science, The Endless Frontier is a landmark 1945 report by Vannevar Bush that laid the foundation for U.S. federal support of scientific research and the modern science policy framework.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Science, The Endless Frontier
National Science Foundation Act of 1950
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influencedBy
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Vannevar Bush report "Science, the Endless Frontier"
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linked to: Science, The Endless Frontier