Nuclear suburbs : Cold War technoscience and the Pittsburgh Renaissance /

"From submarines to the suburbs-the remaking of Pittsburgh during the Cold War"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vitale, Patrick (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2021]
Temas:
1900-1999
Suburbs > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History > 20th century.
Scientists > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Social conditions.
Nuclear engineers > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Social conditions.
Science > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Technology > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Cold War > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Cold War > Economic aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Banlieues > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sciences > Aspect social > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
Guerre froide > Aspect social > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
Guerre froide > Aspect économique > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
Economics
Science > Social aspects
Scientists > Social conditions
Social aspects
Suburbs
Technology > Social aspects
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > History > 20th century.
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Engineering the bubble
  • Going critical : technoscience, the Cold War, and the Pittsburgh Renaissance
  • Research and Renaissance : renewing the city for scientists
  • The invention of research man
  • The Monroeville doctrine : how the suburbs shaped Cold War science
  • Finding a home in the nuclear suburbs
  • Invisibilities of nuclear engineering
  • Warplace/workplace : technoscientific jobs during the Cold War
  • Epilogue: Did science save Pittsburgh?

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