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Pasteur's Quadrant: Basic Science and Technological Innovation Donald E. Stokes
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

But, for reference, we note that in the terminology of Pasteur's Quadrant,11 we do "use-inspired basic" and "pure applied" (CS) research. The quadrant of this typology that is concerned with fundamental understanding AND considerations of use is termed Pasteur's quadrant, or alternately “use-inspired basic research.” I reproduced a diagram from the book that illustrates the typology: Use-inspired basic research can advance both fundamental knowledge as well as technology. Stokes DE: Pasteur's quadrant: Basic science and technological innovation. In recent years the concept of "translational medicine" has been advanced in an attempt to catalyze the medical applications of basic biomedical research. Quadrant?Basic Science and Technological Innovation. Which is a good thing because new (or better) technology enables new scientific questions to be asked. But, for reference, we note that in the terminology of Pasteur's Quadrant,11 we do “use-inspired basic” and “pure applied” (CS) research. Stokes DE: Pasteur's quadrant: basic science and technological innovation. Traditional government policies suggest that upstream investment in scientific research is necessary and sufficient to generate technological innovations. One way of making this distinction is in the terms introduced in the infrequently read but oft cited 1997 book by Stokes, called Pasteur's Quadrant – Basic Science and Technological Innovation.