100,000 
10,000 
1000 
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 
100 redefinition 
Prior to 
< redefinition 
SIO + WHO! 
Total Federal support 
e 
@ ence eee?” 
Total 
Academic Oceanography 
From ONR + NSF 
1950 1955 1960 1965 
FISCAL YEARS 
Figure 8.1. Growth of Federal support for different components of marine 
science and technology which are discussed in text 
lying pyramid of research, development, and service for the Federal 
Government and technology and service for industry. Applied re- 
search and development have grown more rapidly than basic research, 
and it appears that technology in industrial components supported by 
the Federal Government is growing most rapidly of all. 
Federal support of marine sciences and technology is supplemented 
by activities of State governments and industry. Funds attributable 
to State governments and industry were quite small only a few years 
ago, and we know of no summary of them. Consequently, we can 
only surmise from fragmentary information that support from these 
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