title: [The Argentina State railroad and its contribution to science].
abstract: In Argentina, the State financed, built, and ran government-own railroads based on recourse to subsidies until the first Yrigoyen administration (1916-1922), which introduced changes and shifted the direction of rail policy somewhat. The Ferrocarriles del Estado contributed to the development of science, created a demand for professionals which helped form the professional engineering field, and, by linking the capitals of central and northern provinces, facilitated both communications and scientific tasks themselves, especially research into diseases endemic to the country.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Francisco Lagorio, 1850, 1682 Martin Coronado, Buenos Aires, Argentina. esalerno@untref.edu.ar
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salerno
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000266:history; D004738:Engineering / Q000266:history; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011640:Public Policy; D011890:Railroads / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*