# Big Science **Entity class:** Concept **Research spine:** [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Definition Big Science is the organization of advanced research through large multidisciplinary teams, expensive equipment, professional administration, and sustained public funding. ## Chronological Proximity It became visible in 1940–1941 as the [[wiki/Radiation Laboratory|Rad Lab]], [[wiki/National Defense Research Committee|NDRC]], and [[wiki/Office of Scientific Research and Development|OSRD]] scaled wartime science. ## Relational Proximity The model linked government requirements, university laboratories, industrial manufacture, and scientific administrators such as [[wiki/Vannevar Bush|Vannevar Bush]] and [[wiki/Fred Terman|Fred Terman]]. ## Collection Routes [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] · [[wiki/Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software|Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research]].