KnowraBasic researchLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Basic research, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 2Related 1Narrower topic 3Compared with 4Bell LabsCompared with: Bell Labs combined basic inquiry with applied development instead of treating them as separate missions.Research and developmentBroader topic: It expands the knowledge base that later development can draw on.Carnegie Institution for ScienceNarrower topic: The institution’s central purpose has been to advance knowledge rather than deliver near-term products.Biomedical researchNarrower topic: It supplies discoveries about cells, genes, and physiology that biomedical studies can build on.Science—The Endless FrontierRelated: Bush argued that practical advances depend on a continuing supply of knowledge from basic research.Applied scienceCompared with: It supplies foundational discoveries that applied work can adapt to practical aims.Psychological researchCompared with: It contrasts with studies designed chiefly to address a specific applied need.ResearchBroader topic: It pursues explanations whose uses may emerge later.Funding of scienceCompared with: Its uncertain benefits can conflict with funding systems demanding near-term deliverables.Mina ReesNarrower topic: Rees argued for public support of mathematics whose value could not be predicted in advance.