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Malcolm Povey: The science factory (1989) (1634 words) |
 | An example of the rationale of science in late capitalism is the green revolution in India in the late sixties. |
| Science is also a human activity, not just carried out by individuals but as a social activity and thus it has a history. |
| Science is, in short, a synthesis of philosophy and human labour. |
| Nat' Academies Press, Science and Technology in the Academic Enterprise: Status, Trends, and Issues (1989) (3072 words) |
| For the past three decades, the share of degrees awarded in the sciences and engineering has remained generally steady, increasing slightly from 34 percent of all bachelors degrees in 1958 to 37 percent in the late- 1980s. |
| The share of total Ph.D. degrees awarded in the sciences and engineering dipped from 65 percent in 1958 to nearly 50 percent in 1978, before increasing to 57 percent in the late-1980s. |
| Ph.D. Degrees by Ethnicity: Natural Sciences During the past 15 years, the share of natural sciences Ph.D. degrees (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) obtained by minority students--Black, Hispanic, and Native American--has increased little, from 2 percent in 1973 to 4 percent by 1988. |
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