Table 34. Industrial basic research expenditures, by 

 field of science, 1967-70 



[Dollars in millions] 



Table 36. Natural scientists and engineers in 



relation to total civilian employment,' 



1950-70 



1967 1968 1969 1970 



Current dollars 



11 



12 



Field of science 



Engineering 172 



Chemistry 162 



Physics and 



astronomy 146 



Life sciences 69 



Mathematics 12 



Environmental 



sciences 14 



Constant 1958 dollars' 



Engineering 146 



Chemistry 138 



Physics and 



astronomy 124 



Life sciences 59 



Mathematics 10 



Environmental 



sciences 12 9 9 6 



' GNP price deflator was used to convert current to constant dollars 

 Source National Science Foundation. Research and Development in 

 Industry. 1970 (NSF 72-309). 



Year 



Scientists and 



engineers 

 (in thousands) 



Total civilian 



employment 



(in thousands) 



Scientists and 



engineers per 



10,000 civilian 



employees 



1950 .. 



1951 .. 



1952 .. 



1953 .. 



1954 .. 



1955 .. 



1956 .. 



1957 .. 



1958 . 



1959 .. 



1960 .. 



1961 .. 



1962 .. 



1963 .. 



1964 .. 



1965 .. 



1966 .. 



1967 .. 



1968 .. 



1969 .. 



1970 .. 



5567 



611.8 



685.9 



748.7 



783.7 



812.6 



8737 



958.9 



1,001 2 



1,057 9 



1,104.0 



1,151.5 



1,2103 



1,280.8 



1,327.0 



1,366.9 



1,417.5 



1,476.7 



1,525 



1,567.7 



1,594.7 



58.920 

 59,962 

 60,254 

 61,181 

 60,110 

 62,171 

 63,802 

 64,071 

 63,036 

 64,630 

 65,778 

 65,746 

 66,702 

 67,762 

 69,305 

 71.088 

 72,895 

 74,372 

 75,920 

 77,902 

 78,627 



94 

 102 

 114 

 122 

 130 

 131 

 137 

 150 

 159 

 164 

 168 

 175 

 181 

 189 

 191 

 192 

 194 

 199 

 201 

 201 

 203 



' 16 years of age or over 



Source Estimates prepared by the National Science Foundation based 



on data collected by the Foundation and the Bureau of Labor 



statistics. Department of Labor 



Table 35. Total scientists and engineers, by broad field, 1960 and 1970 



Total 



Ph.D.'s 



Field 1960 



Total 1,167,000 



Engineers 797,000 



Physical scientists 168,000 



Life scientists 98,000 



Social scientists 70,000 



Mathematicians 34,000 



1970 



1960 



1970 



Source: Estimates prepared by the National Science Foundation based on data collected by the Foundation and 

 the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor 



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