Figure 3-10 



Federal Obligations for Basic Research in Universities and Colleges, 

 by Selected Supporting Agencies and by Selected Fields, 1973-74 



(Dollars in Millions) 



ALL FIELDS 



50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 



10 20 30 40 50 60 



PHYSICS 



10 20 30 40 50 60 



USDA 



DOD 



HEW 



AEC 



NSF 



NASA 



5 



973 



974 



USDA g 19" 



DOD 

 HEW 

 AEC 

 NSF 

 NASA 



3 



^ 



XI 



USDA 



DOD 



HEW 



AEC 



NSF 



NASA 



LIFE SCIENCES 



50 100 150 200 250 300 350 



SOCIAL SCIENCES 



5 10 15 20 25 



CHEMISTRY 



10 15 20 25 30 35 



USDA 



DOD 



HEW 



AEC 



NSF 



NASA 



USDA 



DOD 



HEW 



AEC 



NSF 



NASA 



-al973 

 3-3 1974 



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I I 



MATHEMATICS 



1 GNP implicit price deflators used to convert 

 current dollars to constant 1967 dollars. 

 SOURCE National Science Foundation, 



I Constant 1967 dollars ^ 

 I Current dollars 



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