50 Years of Science in Singapore
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd; WSPC
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 614
ISBN-13: 9789813140899
Subjects: Singapore, history; Science and state, asia
Description: "As part of the commemorative book series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building, this important compendium traces the history and development of the various sectors of Singapore science in the last 50 years or so. The book covers the government agencies responsible for science funding and research policy, the academic institutions and departments who have been in the forefront of the development of the nation's scientific manpower and research, the research centres and institutes which have been breaking new ground in both basic and applied science research, science museums and education, and the academic and professional institutions which the scientific community has set up to enable Singapore scientists to serve the nation more effectively. Each article is chronicled by eminent authors who have played important roles and made significant contributions in shaping today's achievement of science in Singapore"--