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50 years of science in Singapore

Title
50 years of science in Singapore / editors, B.T.G. Tan, Hock Lim, K.K. Phua.
Publication
New Jersey : World Scientific, [2017]

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Additional Authors
  • Tan, B. T. G.
  • Lim, Hock
  • Phua, K. K.
Description
xxvi, 587 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
Summary
"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"--
Series Statement
World Scientific series on Singapore's 50 years of nation-building
Alternative Title
Fifty years of science in Singapore
Subject
  • Science > Singapore > History
  • Science and state > Singapore > History
  • Science
  • Science and state
  • Singapore
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9789813140882
  • 9813140887
  • 9789813140899
  • 9813140895
LCCN
2016047372
OCLC
  • ocn947149517
  • SCSB-1880615
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library