Scientists at War

Scientists at War
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 9780674736825
ISBN-13 : 0674736826
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Book Synopsis Scientists at War by : Sarah Bridger

Download or read book Scientists at War written by Sarah Bridger and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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