List of basic Big Science topics

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Big Science is a term used by scientists and historians of science to describe a series of changes in science which occurred in industrial nations during and after World War II. Basic topics in Big Science include:

Contents 1 Nature of Big Science 2 Main focuses of Big Science 3 History of Big Science 4 Basic Big Science concepts 5 Big Science scholars 6 Leaders in Big Science 7 Big Science lists 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] Nature of Big Science

Main article: Big Science

• Basic research
• Big budgets - Research funding by governments. For example, see Federal grant.
• Big projects (with big staffs) - Genome Project, NASA, etc.
• Big machines - Cyclotron, Space shuttle, ISS, Very Large Array, etc.
• Big laboratories -

[edit] Main focuses of Big Science

• Military science and military technology
• Physics
• Space exploration

[edit] History of Big Science

Main article: History of Big Science

• Manhattan Project
• Technology during World War II
• Cold War
• Nuclear arms race
• Space race

[edit] Basic Big Science concepts

[edit] Big Science scholars

[edit] Leaders in Big Science

[edit] Big Science lists

Main article: List of Big Science topics

• List of research institutes

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