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Redefining Science : Scientists, the National Security State, and Nuclear Weapons in Cold War America
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
2017.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: A Tale of Two Hearings; 1. From "Highly Unreliable" to "Patriotic and Prompt": Scientists Confront the National Security State, 1945-1957; 2. Linus Pauling's "Science of Morality": Challenging Nuclear Weapons, 1950-1963; 3. Edward Teller's Flexible Response: Defending Nuclear Weapons, 1954-1963; 4. "Crucified on a Cross of Atoms": Scientists and the Test Ban Treaty, 1957-1963; 5. To "Sail before the Wind of Time": Scientists and Disarmament after the Test Ban Treaty, 1963-1972
- 6. The Dilemmas of Herbert York: Opposition in the Mainstream, 1952-19817. "An Elaborate Way of Committing National Suicide": Carl Sagan and Nuclear Winter, 1980-1989; 8. "An Emotional Grassroots Offensive": Scientists, SDI, and the Moral Challenge to Nuclear Weapons, 1980-1991; Conclusion: The Future of Nuclear Weapons; Notes; Index; About the Author; Back Cover