Scientists at War
Nonfiction, History, Military, Weapons, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Sarah Bridger | ISBN: | 9780674426108 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sarah Bridger |
| ISBN: | 9780674426108 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Sarah Bridger examines the ethical debates that tested the U.S. scientific community during the Cold War, and scientists’ contributions to military technologies and strategic policymaking, from the dawning atomic age through the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) in the 1980s, which sparked cross-generational opposition among scientists.
Sarah Bridger examines the ethical debates that tested the U.S. scientific community during the Cold War, and scientists’ contributions to military technologies and strategic policymaking, from the dawning atomic age through the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) in the 1980s, which sparked cross-generational opposition among scientists.
