Tiselius and the Swedish post-war research policy
(2019) Tiselius symposium- Abstract
- World War II brought significant changes in the perception of science. The war demonstrated beyond doubt the value of research and technical development. Already during the war, new ways of funding public research emerged, starting with the establishment of the Swedish Council for Technical Research in 1942. The following years, several other research councils were established to strengthen and expand the research efforts. In 1946 the Swedish Council for Natural Science Research was set up with Arne Tiselius as its first chairman. He became one of the key persons in the new science policy that developed during the postwar period. In this presentation, I will discuss ideas about science and its value for society during this period and how... (More)
- World War II brought significant changes in the perception of science. The war demonstrated beyond doubt the value of research and technical development. Already during the war, new ways of funding public research emerged, starting with the establishment of the Swedish Council for Technical Research in 1942. The following years, several other research councils were established to strengthen and expand the research efforts. In 1946 the Swedish Council for Natural Science Research was set up with Arne Tiselius as its first chairman. He became one of the key persons in the new science policy that developed during the postwar period. In this presentation, I will discuss ideas about science and its value for society during this period and how Tiselius acted to promote increased support for basic science. He was influenced by a science policy framework emphasising science as the “motor of progress”. However, during the end of Tiselius career, this paradigm was challenged by new ideas about the purpose and role of science. I will argue that Tiselius successfully took advantage of the idea of science as the motor of progress in society, but that this paradigm was based on specific conditions during the post-war period. (Less)
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- Tunlid, Anna LU
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- 2019
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- Tiselius symposium
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- Uppsala, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2019-08-28 - 2019-08-28
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- English
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abstract = {{World War II brought significant changes in the perception of science. The war demonstrated beyond doubt the value of research and technical development. Already during the war, new ways of funding public research emerged, starting with the establishment of the Swedish Council for Technical Research in 1942. The following years, several other research councils were established to strengthen and expand the research efforts. In 1946 the Swedish Council for Natural Science Research was set up with Arne Tiselius as its first chairman. He became one of the key persons in the new science policy that developed during the postwar period. In this presentation, I will discuss ideas about science and its value for society during this period and how Tiselius acted to promote increased support for basic science. He was influenced by a science policy framework emphasising science as the “motor of progress”. However, during the end of Tiselius career, this paradigm was challenged by new ideas about the purpose and role of science. I will argue that Tiselius successfully took advantage of the idea of science as the motor of progress in society, but that this paradigm was based on specific conditions during the post-war period.}},
author = {{Tunlid, Anna}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Tiselius and the Swedish post-war research policy}},
year = {{2019}},
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