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Accelerating Science Discovery: From the '40s to the Future

 

OSTI has long been committed to ensuring citizens have appropriate access to their government’s research results. OSTI is dedicated to the principle that, to advance science, research must be shared. OSTI works to accelerate the sharing of knowledge to speed discovery.

  • Statutory Authorities [1]
  • Directors (1947–Present) [2]
  • Organization Timeline (1947–Present) [3]
  • Photo Gallery (1947-Present) [4]
  • 60th Anniversary Brochure [5] (364-KB PDF)
  • Historical Posters [6]
  • 60th Celebration Held [7]
  • 60th Press Release [8]
  • "The Oak Ridge Technical Information Center – A Trailblazer in Federal Documentation," [9] by William McGill Vaden
  • "A Moment in Time," [10] by Melvin S. Day, describes the early days at OSTI. [exit federal site]
  • Detailed History [11]
  • Video: Sharing Scientific Knowledge, Then and Now [12]
  • Video: Accelerating Science Discovery: From the '40s to the Future [13]

Source URL: https://www.osti.gov/home/historytabs.html?qt-history_quick_tab=2

Links
[1] https://www.osti.gov/home/authority.html
[2] https://www.osti.gov/home/directors.html
[3] https://www.osti.gov/home/60th/timeline.html
[4] https://www.osti.gov/home/60th/historyphotos.html
[5] https://www.osti.gov/home/sites/www.osti.gov.home/files/OSTIhistory_C113.pdf
[6] https://www.osti.gov/home/60th/posterslinkeddates.shtml
[7] https://www.osti.gov/home/60th/celebration.html
[8] https://www.osti.gov/news/2007/aug/osti60th.shtml
[9] https://www.osti.gov/promo/doeosti11673.pdf
[10] http://faculty.libsci.sc.edu/bob/ISP/day2.htm
[11] https://www.osti.gov/home/ostihistory.html
[12] http://www.osti.gov/home/media/AtomsForPeace.html
[13] http://www.osti.gov/home/accelerating-science-discovery-03940s-future-60th-video