Patterns and Trends in Federal Coal Lease Ownership 1950-80 (open access)

Patterns and Trends in Federal Coal Lease Ownership 1950-80

A technical memorandum by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "identifies the participants in the Federal coal leasing program between 1950 and 1980, traces the ownership on a lease-by-lease basis, and discusses the business activities and organizational structures of the lessees [sic]" (p. iii).
Date: April 1981
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in Ocean Thermal Energy (open access)

Recent Developments in Ocean Thermal Energy

A memorandum prepared by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that updates the status of the study of Ocean Thermal Conversion.
Date: April 1980
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research funding as an investment: can we measure the returns? (open access)

Research funding as an investment: can we measure the returns?

A report on the mounting intensity of global competition in the 1980s that underscores the critical role played by the basic research enterprise of the United States. Basic research is the backbone of much of the technological development that has provided not only our economic prosperity, but improvements in health, a strong national defense, and exciting and fundamental advances in knowledge.
Date: April 1986
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library