What is National Research Council?
{{main|United States National Academies}} '''National Research Council''' (NRC) of [[United States|USA]] is the working arm of [[United States National Academies]], carrying out most of the [[Research|studies]] done in their names. The National Research Council was organized in 1916 in response to the increased need for scientific and technical [[service]]s caused by [[World War I]]. The president of [[National Academy of Sciences]] is the chair of its ''Governing Board'' and ''Executive Committee''; the president of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] is vice chair. Its members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. ==Other websites== * [http://www.nationalacademies.org/nrc The National Research Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417145614/http://nationalacademies.org/nrc/ |date=2011-04-17 }} * [http://www.instituteofmedicine.org The Institute of Medicine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916053900/http://instituteofmedicine.org/ |date=2017-09-16 }} {{authority control}} [[Category:Scientific organizations based in the United States]] [[Category:Engineering organizations]] [[Category:Research organizations in the United States]] [[Category:1916 establishments in the United States]]