Stalin and the scientists : a history of triumph and tragedy, 1905-1953 /

Scientists throughout history, from Galileo to today's experts on climate change, have often had to contend with politics in their pursuit of knowledge. But in the Soviet Union, where the ruling elites embraced, patronized, and even fetishized science like never before, scientists lived their l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ings, Simon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2017.
Temas:
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953 > Influence.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953
Science and state > Soviet Union.
Scientists > Soviet Union > Biography.
Science > Soviet Union > History.
Politique scientifique et technique > URSS.
Sciences > URSS > Histoire.
HISTORY > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
SCIENCE > History.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Science
Science and state
Scientists
Soviet Union
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; STALIN AND THE SCIENTISTS; Also by Simon Ings; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; PROLOGUE: Fuses (1856-1905); Part One: CONTROL (1905-1929); 1: Scholars; 2: Revolutionaries; 3: Entrepreneurs; 4: Workers; 5: Exploring the mind; 6: Understanding evolution; 7: Shaping humanity; Part Two: POWER (1929-1941); 8: ""Storming the fortress of science; 9: Eccentrics; 10: The primacy of practice; 11: Kooperatorka; 12: The great patron; 13: ""Fascist links; 14: Office politics; 15: ""We shall go to the pyre; Part Three: DOMINION (1941-1953)
  • 16: ""Lucky stiffs17: ""Can I go to the reactor?; 18: ""How did anyone dare insult Comrade Lysenko?; 19: Higher nervous activity; 20: ""The death agony was horrible; 21: Succession; EPILOGUE: Spoil; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

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