Science and Technology in the Global Cold War.
Oreskes, Naomi.
Science and Technology in the Global Cold War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (467 pages) - Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series . - Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Science in the Origins of the Cold War -- 2 Atomic Tracings -- 3 Self-Reliant Science -- 4 From the End of the World to the Age of the Earth -- 5 Changing the Mission -- 6 Fighting Each Other -- 7 Embedding the National in the Global -- 8 Bringing NASA Back to Earth -- 9 Calculating Times -- 10 Defining (Scientific) Direction -- 11 The Cold War and the Reshaping of Transnational Science in China -- 12 When Structure Met Sputnik -- 13 Big Science and "Big Science Studies" in the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -- Concluding Remarks -- About the Authors -- Index.
Investigations of how the global Cold War shaped national scientific and technological practices in fields from biomedicine to rocket science.
9780262326100
Technology and state.
Science and state.
Security, International.
Electronic books.
T14.5
338.926
Science and Technology in the Global Cold War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (467 pages) - Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series . - Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Science in the Origins of the Cold War -- 2 Atomic Tracings -- 3 Self-Reliant Science -- 4 From the End of the World to the Age of the Earth -- 5 Changing the Mission -- 6 Fighting Each Other -- 7 Embedding the National in the Global -- 8 Bringing NASA Back to Earth -- 9 Calculating Times -- 10 Defining (Scientific) Direction -- 11 The Cold War and the Reshaping of Transnational Science in China -- 12 When Structure Met Sputnik -- 13 Big Science and "Big Science Studies" in the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War -- Concluding Remarks -- About the Authors -- Index.
Investigations of how the global Cold War shaped national scientific and technological practices in fields from biomedicine to rocket science.
9780262326100
Technology and state.
Science and state.
Security, International.
Electronic books.
T14.5
338.926