“Greenberg's book [is] the product of almost four decades of close observation of the Washington science scene by one of its most acute analysts and sharpest critics . . . Greenberg, a former news editor of <I>Science<I>, for many years chronicled in his fortnightly newsletter, <I>Science and Government Report<I>, the complex interaction between the scientific community and the political establishment. No one, therefore, is better placed to document how each has successfully managed to meet the needs of the other since the end of the Second World War. . . . Many scientists continue to believe that science's generous support from the federal government is based primarily on the innate value of its potential contribution to social well-being. Greenberg's analysis of such events may well cause them to reconsider their view of how decisions about science funding are taken in practice. . . . [A] unique and revealing perspective on the way that the science-funding process actually works in Washington. The picture it paints is not a flattering one. But — unlike many of those he writes about —Greenberg is not out to make friends in high places.”— David Dickson, Nature
“[A] unique and indispensable guide to the nether regions of the federally funded research enterprise in the United States. . . . [C]ertainly part of Greenberg's cantankerous intent is to expose the all-too-human motives and behavior of a community that often rests its demands for public support on the claim of special privilege. But this is not the whole story that he wants to tell. He also believes that the scientific community's ongoing infatuation with money has led to a progressive withdrawal from important
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