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MEGASCIENCE [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Co-operation
  • Scientific Research Facilities
DEF

[The] large-scale scientific research consisting of projects funded usually by a national government or group of governments.

OBS

Some authors differentiates between big science and megascience. For them, the term "megascience" suggests even bigger scale projects than big science projects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération scientifique
  • Installations de recherche scientifique
CONT

Née durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale avec le développement du radar et de la bombe atomique, la «mégascience» a évolué depuis lors : elle s'incarne en accélérateurs de particules sous nos pieds, réseaux de télescopes dans le désert et autres observatoires en orbite au-dessus de nos têtes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cooperación científica
  • Instalaciones de investigación científica
OBS

Hacia el fin de la primera mitad del siglo XX, el progreso científico notoriamente se aceleró, y cada vez más vino de confiar en proyectos a gran escala, por lo general financiados por gobiernos nacionales o grupos de gobiernos.

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