Science, Technology, and the Modern Navy. Thirtieth Anniversary, 1946-1976

When it was established in 1946, the Office of Naval Research was the main channel for Federal support of science in the United States. Since there are few fields of science or technology that cannot be related directly or indirectly to Navy requirements, the real choice becomes one of emphasizing a...

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Main Author: Salkovitz, Edward I.
Other Authors: OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ARLINGTON VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Information Science
*NAVAL RESEARCH
COASTAL REGIONS
DECISION MAKING
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
BIOCHEMISTRY
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
CONTROL THEORY
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
HYDROMECHANICS
SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES
OCEANOGRAPHY
TIME STANDARDS
ARCTIC REGIONS
RADIO TRANSMISSION
UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS
GEOPHYSICS
MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
SURFACE CHEMISTRY
STATISTICS
CERAMIC MATERIALS
REMOTE DETECTORS
HISTORY
LOGISTICS
ORGANIZATION THEORY
NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA111477
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA111477
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Summary:When it was established in 1946, the Office of Naval Research was the main channel for Federal support of science in the United States. Since there are few fields of science or technology that cannot be related directly or indirectly to Navy requirements, the real choice becomes one of emphasizing areas of particular interest where anticipated results may have a direct bearing on future naval activities. Most research programs within ONR are organized along disciplinary lines, the main disciplines being the physical, mathematical, information, biological, medical, psychological, earth, material, and ocean sciences; but some programs center on such fields as aviation, vehicle, and sensor technologies. The Physical Science Program pursues research on radiation, lasers, acoustics, optics, electronics, superconductivity, magnetism, and surfaces. Research in the Mathematical Sciences Program covers the mathematical and computer sciences, the design of techniques for logistics and systems analysis, and the mechanics of fluids. The objectives of Biomedical research are to understand principles essential to maintaining the health and work capacity of personnel, to prevent disease, and to reduce stress factors such as pressure in diving. The Psychological Research Program seeks a better basis for understanding, improving, and predicting human performance in military environments. Thus, the reduction of manpower costs and the betterment of personnel effectiveness are anticipated benefits from investments in man-job and man-machine designs. The Earth Sciences Program has the objective of providing comprehensive knowledge of physical environments in which the Navy and Marine Corps must operate.

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