Harnessing The Genie
Subtitle: Science And Technology Forecasting For The Air Force, 1944-1986
Publisher: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force; Air Force History & Museums program; Brand: Air Force History n Museums Program
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: The Author iv; title: Foreword v; title: Acknowledgments vii; title: Diagrams and Photographs x; title: Source Abbreviations xi; title: Introduction 1; title: I. A Mandate for Civilian Science, 1944-1950  11; title: Notes 51; title: II. The Decline of Civilian Science, 1950-1958 59; title: Notes 81; title: III. Conforming Science to Military Necessity, 1956-1966 87; title: Notes 125; title: IV. Scientists in Uniform, 1966-1986 131; title: Notes 173; title: Conclusion 183; title: Bibliographic Note 189; title: Glossary 191; title: Index 195; title: Diagrams and Photographs; title: Diagrams; title: 1. Project Forecast Organization Chart; title: 2. Project Forecast Flow Chart; title: 3. New Horizons II Organization Chart. .; title: 4. Project Forecast II Organization Chart; title: 5. Project Forecast II Matrix; title: Photographs; title: Cover; title: 1. Dr. Theodore von Karman at the Chalkboard; title: Following Chapter 2; title: 2. Commanding General of the Army Air Forces Henry H. Arnold; title: 3. Dr. Theodore von Karman; title: 4. Gen. James H. Doolittle; title: 5. Gen. Thomas S. Power; title: 6. Dr. H. Guyford Stever; title: 7. Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt; title: Following Chapter 4; title: 8. Hon. Eugene M. Zuckert; title: 9. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever; title: 10. Gen. David C. Jones; title: 11. Maj. Gen. Foster Lee Smith; title: 12. Dr. Michael I. Yarymovych; title: 13. Gen. Lawrence A. Skantze; title: 14. Brig. Gen. Eric B. Nelson; title: 15. Brig. Gen. Charles F. Stebbins; title: Source Abbreviations; title: A. AFHRC= Air Force Historical Research Center; title: B. AFSC= USAF Systems Command History Office Archives; title: C. FII= Project Forecast II Papers; title: D. NAS= National Academy of Sciences Archives; title: File Folder Designations:; title: 1. Finance and Accounting: Contracts: Air Force Special Study: AF 18(600)1661, 1957-1960; title: 2. Division NRC: Physical Sciences: NAS-ARDC Study on Long Range Scientific and Technical Trends: General: 1957-58; title: 3. Division NRC: Physical Sciences: General: 1960; title: 4. Government: Agencies and Departments: Air Force: 1959; title: 5. Division NRC: Physical Sciences: NAS-ARDC Study on Long Range Scientific and Technical Trends: Participants: 1957-1958; title: 6. Divisions of the NRC: Physical Sciences: General: 1959; title: 7. Division NRC: Physical Sciences: Air Force Summer Study: Participants: 1957; title: 8. Division NRC: Physical Sciences: Air Force Summer Study: 1958; title: 9. Division NRC: Physical Sciences: Air Force Summer Study: General: 1957; title: 10. (Air Force Studies Board Deposit) from file entitled "von Karman Study Info, 1957-1958"; title: 11. (Air Force Studies Board Deposit) NAS-ARDC Summer Study, 1957-1960; title: 12. Divisions of NRC: Physical Sciences: General: 1962-1963; title: E. SAB= Papers of the USAF SAB; title: File Folder Designations:; title: 1. SAB History; title: 2. USAF SAB Organization, 1944-1966; title: 3. USAF SAB 20 Year History; title: 4. Organization-Background of SAB; title: 5. USAF SAB Membership, 1946-1966; title: 6. Air Force Review of Final Report— USAF SAB Tactical Air Capabilities Task Force; title: 7. USAF SAB Operations; title: 8. SAB Operating Procedures; title: 9. Distribution of Sturm's History— 1969; title: 10. USAF SAB Organization, 1967-1971; title: 11. Improving the Operation of the SAB— Col Manei; title: 12. Final Report— SAB Tac Task Force; title: 13. USAF SAB Report of the Tactical Air Capabilities Task Force; title: 14. SAB Staff Review Group Meetings, 1967-1968; title: 15. SAB Regulations; title: 16. SAB General Files; title: 17. Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Aircraft Technology (1971 Summer Study}— November 1971; title: 18. SAB Panel Structure Review— 1972-1973; title: 19. Report of the SAB Ad Hoc Committee on the Air Force and Space— December 1972; title: 20. Special Report of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board Executive Committee on Basic Research— October 1977; title: 21. SAB Reorganization, 1978; title: 22. Memorandum of Understanding Concerning USAF SAB/AFSC Division Advisory Groups; title: 23. USAF SAB USAF in Space Report, July 1980; title: 24. SAB/DAG Relationships; SAB By-Laws; title: F. SP= Schriever Papers at the Office of Air Force History; title: G. TVK=Theodore von Karman Collection at the California Institute of Technology