Competing with the Soviets: Science, Technology, and the State in Cold War America
- ISBN-10
- 1421409011
- ISBN-13
- 9781421409016
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Audra J. Wolfe
Description
Arranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time.
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