Emphasis of Scientific Disciplines in Different Countries

This is a data visualization (circa 2007) that illustrates and compares the emphasis of different areas of science by country. Be sure to zoom out; it takes some time to take in, but the differences are fascinating.

The Strengths of Nations

and another looking at which scientific areas produce the most patents:


The Scientific Paradigms that Support Patent Generation

and finally, an illustration of how scientific paradigms inter-relate:

How Scientific Paradigms Relate

Descriptions and discussion of these illustrations can be found here:

http://wbpaley.com/brad/mapOfScience/

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