Table 3-18. Expenditures for basic research in industry 

 by selected fields, 1967-73 



[Dollars in millions] 



Selected fields' 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



Engineering $172 



Chemistry 162 



Physics and 



astronomy 146 



Biological 



sciences NA 



Clinical medical 



sciences NA 



Mathematics 12 



Environmental 



sciences 14 



Engineering $172 



Chemistry 162 



Physics and 



astronomy 146 



Biological 



sciences NA 



Clinical medical 



sciences NA 



Mathematics 12 



Environmental 



sciences 14 



11 



Current dollars 



11 



11 



8 



Constant 1967 dollars^ 



10 



' See Appendix table 3-18a for descriptions of ttiese fields 



^ GNP implicit price deflators used to convert current dollars to constant 1967 dollars 



NOTE; Detail may not add to totals because of rounding 



SOURCE National Science Foundation. Research and Development in Industry 1973 (NSF 75-315). 



Table 3-1 8a. Fields of industrial basic research expenditures 



Field of science 



Illustrative subfields 



Engineering 



Aeronautical, astronautical, chemical, civil, elec- 

 trical, mechanical engineering, and metallurgy and 

 materials. 



Geological sciences 



Geodesy, hydrology, 

 and soil sciences. 



geochemistry, seismology, 



Atmospheric sciences 



Clinical medical sciences 



Biological sciences 



Other sciences 



Aeronomy, weather modification, and meteorology. 



All sciences concerned with the use of scientific 

 knowledge for the identification, treatment, and 

 cure of disease. Includes internal medicine, 

 neurology, preventive medicine and public health, 

 psychiatry, dentistry, and pharmacy. 



All sciences which deal with life processes, in- 

 cluding plant and animal sciences, bacteriology, 

 pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology. 



Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects 

 which cannot be classified within one of the above 

 primary fields of science. 



SOURCE: National Science Foundation. Research and Development in Industry, 1973 (NSF 75-315). 



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