Reports
Information on the Value of Research & Innovation -- and the Need to Compete
Basic Research: Tackling America's 21st Century Challenges
May 2009
This 8-page booklet prepared by the Task Force on American Innovation gives a brief review of some of the most important breakthroughs that resulted from research supported by the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Defense.
Some of those breakthroughs include: the Internet, lasers, fiber optics, dopplar radar, synthetic rubber, global positioning, magnetic resonance imaging, speech recognition, lithium batteries, and computer aided design. (download report)
See other key reports below.
April 2010 - Sparking Economic Growth. The Science Coalition chronicles 100 firms formed through university research
January 2010 - Science & Engineering Indicators. National Science Board's annual assessment.
October 2005 - Rising Above the Gathering Storm. Influential report of the National Academies
May 2005 - Innovate America. National
Innovation Initiative of the Council on Competitiveness