Edward Condon's Cooperative Vision : Science, Industry, and Innovation in Modern America.
Lassman, Thomas C.
Edward Condon's Cooperative Vision : Science, Industry, and Innovation in Modern America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Rise of a Theoretical Physicist -- Chapter 2. Science in the Steel City -- Chapter 3. Atom Smashing at East Pittsburgh -- Chapter 4. New Products for New Markets -- Chapter 5. Westinghouse at War -- Chapter 6. Cold War in Washington -- Chapter 7. Recessional -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Combining biographical and institutional history, Thomas C. Lassman examines the professional career of theoretical physicist Edward Condon at Princeton University, Pittsburgh's Westinghouse Electric Company and Manufacturing Company, and the National Bureau of Standards to illuminate contested visions of the usefulness of science that played out during The Great Depression, the Second World War, and the early Cold War.
9780822986263
Condon, Edward Uhler,--1902-1974.
Science and industry--United States.
Technological innovations--United States--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
KF27 .L377 2018
353.00722
Edward Condon's Cooperative Vision : Science, Industry, and Innovation in Modern America. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (312 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Rise of a Theoretical Physicist -- Chapter 2. Science in the Steel City -- Chapter 3. Atom Smashing at East Pittsburgh -- Chapter 4. New Products for New Markets -- Chapter 5. Westinghouse at War -- Chapter 6. Cold War in Washington -- Chapter 7. Recessional -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Combining biographical and institutional history, Thomas C. Lassman examines the professional career of theoretical physicist Edward Condon at Princeton University, Pittsburgh's Westinghouse Electric Company and Manufacturing Company, and the National Bureau of Standards to illuminate contested visions of the usefulness of science that played out during The Great Depression, the Second World War, and the early Cold War.
9780822986263
Condon, Edward Uhler,--1902-1974.
Science and industry--United States.
Technological innovations--United States--History--20th century.
Electronic books.
KF27 .L377 2018
353.00722