Table 5-14. Young doctorate faculty' 



investigators^ as a percent o< all faculty 



investigators, by selected fields, 



1968 and 1974 



Selected fields 



Biology 



Chemistry 



Economics 



Electrical engineering 



Mathematics 



Physics 



Psychology 



1968 



1974 



' Those who had held doctorates seven years or less at the time of each study 

 ' Spending 20 percent of more of their time in research 



SOURCE National Science Foundation, Young and Senior Science and 

 Engineering Faculty. 1974 Support, Research Participation, and Tenure (NSF 

 75-302). 



Table 5-15. R&D scientists and engineers' employed in industry, 

 by source of R&D funds, January 1967 and January 1974 



(In thousands) 



Total 



Federally 

 supported 



Industry 

 Total 



Electrical equipment 



and communication 



Aircraft and missiles 



Machinery 



Chemicals and allied 



products 



Motor vehicles and other 



transportation equipment 

 All other industries 



1967 



1974 



1967 



1974 



Company 

 supported 



1967 



1974 



367.2 



36.9 



360.6 



42.3 



161.3 



111.0 



3.6 



2.5 



205.9 



33.3 



249.6 



39.8 



' Full-time equivalent basis 



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



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