List of basic Big Science topics
- For a more comprehensive list, see the List of Big Science topics.
Big Science is a term used by scientists and historians of science to describe a series of changes in science which occurred in industrial nations during and after World War II.
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to Big Science:
Essence of Big Science
- Main article: Big Science
- Basic research
- Big budgets - Research funding by governments. For example, see Federal grant.
- Big projects (with big staffs) - Genome Project, NASA, CERN etc.
- Big machines - Cyclotron, Space shuttle, ISS, Very Large Array, etc.
- Big laboratories - Bell Labs, Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, PARC, SAP Labs, etc.
Main focuses of Big Science
- Military science and military technology
- Physics
- Space exploration
History of Big Science
- Main article: History of Big Science
- Manhattan Project
- Technology during World War II
- Cold War
- Nuclear arms race
- Space race
- Shiva laser
Basic Big Science concepts
- Pharmaceutical company
- United States Department Of Energy National Laboratories
Big Science lists
- Main article: List of Big Science topics
- List of research institutes