Harnessing the Genie: Science and Technology Forecasting for the Air Force 1944-1986

Download or read book Harnessing the Genie: Science and Technology Forecasting for the Air Force 1944-1986 written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph on the forecasting of long-range Air Force science began as an attempt to describe the five major scientific studies undertaken by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF)/U.S. Air Force (USAF) since the end of World War II. 'Toward New Horizons' was initiated to summarize the most advanced air power technologies of World War II and project them into the future. 'Woods Hole Summer Studies' organized hundreds of academic scientists to predict the short and long-term military uses of space. 'Project Forecast' had the mandate of revitalizing Air Force thinking by linking national policy issues of scientific vistas and new weapon systems. 'New Horizons II' endeavored to point the way toward technological improvements in a period of expected scarcity. 'Project Forecast II' sought to infuse the Air Force laboratories with new avenues of basic science research.