In Sputnik's shadow : the President's Science Advisory Committee and Cold War America /

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In today's world of rapid advancements in science and technology, we need to scrutinize more than ever the historical forces that shape our perceptions of what these new possibilities can and cannot do for social progress. In Sputnik's Shadow provides a lens to do just that, by tracing the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wang, Zuoyue, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
United States. > President's Science Advisory Committee.
United States. > President's Science Advisory Committee
1900-1999
Science and state > United States > History > 20th century.
Sputnik satellites.
Cold War.
Politique scientifique et technique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Spoutnik.
Guerre froide.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Politics and government
Science and state
Sputnik satellites
United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1953-1961.
United States
History
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