Scientists at war : the ethics of Cold War weapons research /

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 spark...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bridger, Sarah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Temas:
1900-1999
Science > Social aspects.
Science > Moral and ethical aspects.
Military weapons > Technological innovations > Moral and ethical aspects.
Military research > United States > History > 20th century.
Military research > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Nuclear weapons > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Cold War.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Sciences > Aspect moral.
Armes de guerre > Innovations > Aspect moral.
Recherche militaire > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
Guerre froide.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Military research
Military research > Moral and ethical aspects
Nuclear weapons > Moral and ethical aspects
Science > Moral and ethical aspects
Science > Social aspects
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 350 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674426085
0674426088

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