Transforming American science : universities, the government, and the Cold War /: universities, the government, and the Cold War. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan Engel.
• Authors: Engel, Jonathan
• Contents: 1. Introduction: The Government’s Role 2. Wartime Efforts 3. Postwar Realignment and the Office of Naval Research 4. The Atomic Energy Commission 5. The National Science Foundation 6. University Labs, National Labs, and the Culture of Science 7. Science, the Hot War, and the Race to the Hydrogen Bomb 8. Power, Plowshare, and Peaceful Atoms 9. Satellites, Rockets, and Thinking About Space 10. New Frontiers: Training, Research, and Manpower, 1960–1968 11. The Space Race and Natonal Prestige 12. Epilogue
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (284 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 338.97306; Research -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Research institutes -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Federal aid to research -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Science and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Technology and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000864151; 9781000864120
• Related ISBNs: 9781032427041
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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