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  2. Science and technology in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Part of America's past and current preeminence in applied science has been due to its vast research and development budget, which at $401.6bn in 2009 was more than double that of China's $154.1bn and over 25% greater than the European Union's $297.9bn. [25]

  3. List of United States technological universities - Wikipedia

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    Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools South Dakota School of Mines and Technology: Rapid City, South Dakota: 1885 Public 2,798 – Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering Schools State University of New York Polytechnic Institute: Utica, New York: 1966 Public 2,856 – Master's Colleges and Universities Stevens Institute of Technology ...

  4. Science policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Contribution of each state to US research in 2010, in terms of funding (public and private sectors) and science and engineering occupations. Source: Figure 5.6 from the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030, based on data from National Science Foundation. The level of research spending varies considerably from one state to another.

  5. National Academy of Engineering - Wikipedia

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    The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.The National Academy of Engineering is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Medicine, and the National Research Council (now the program units of NASEM).

  6. American Association for the Advancement of Science

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    The American Association for the Advancement of Science was created on September 20, 1848, at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was a reformation of the Association of American Geologists and Naturalists with the broadened mission to be the first permanent organization to promote science and engineering nationally and to represent the interests of American ...

  7. History of engineering - Wikipedia

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    Meanwhile, research to provide fundamental background science continued by combining theoretical physics with experiments. The first PhD in engineering (technically, applied science and engineering) awarded in the United States went to Willard Gibbs at Yale University in 1863; it was also the second PhD awarded in science in the U.S. [46]

  8. List of general science and technology awards - Wikipedia

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    Outstanding contributions to science in the public interest [14] United States: Percy L. Julian Award: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers: Black scientists who have made significant contributions to the areas of pure or applied research in science or engineering United States

  9. Women in STEM fields - Wikipedia

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    According to PISA 2015 results, 4.8% of boys and 0.4% of girls expect an ICT career. [40]Studies suggest that many factors contribute to the attitudes towards the achievement of young men in mathematics and science, including encouragement from parents, interactions with mathematics and science teachers, curriculum content, hands-on laboratory experiences, high school achievement in ...