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
Main Author: Wang, Zuoyue, 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > President's Science Advisory Committee.
Sputnik satellites.
Science and state.
Politics and government
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Guerre froide.
Spoutnik.
Politique scientifique et technique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cold War.
Science and state > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1953-1961.
United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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