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Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:

Read, Richard Thomas

Abstract:

In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...

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Masters Thesis

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Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard Thomas Read for the
The natural history of public works development

Creator:

Robertson, Robert A.

Abstract:

A case study of the Eugene Water and Electric Board's planning for the Minto Hydroelectric is examined in terms of social movement theory. It is hypothesized that public works projects have a significant likeness to a social movement and they conform in their essential ingredients to social movement explanations. The...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis