Big Science

Type: Book

As of November 2026, Big Science has been mentioned in one podcast episode on caltech (Jan 2026). A book mentioned in the context of scientific achievements in California, specifically about Ernest Lawrence.

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, as scientific progress increasingly came to rely on large-scale projects usually funded by national governments or groups of governments. Individual or small group efforts, or small science, are still relevant today as theoretical results by individual authors may have a significant impact, but very often the empirical v