The Origins, Accomplishments, and Demise of the Office of Technology Assessment

Science and Technology Advice for Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 53-76

  Margolis, Robert M ^a   Guston, David H ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781936331208-10     Document Type: Chapter

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