Scientists at War : : The Ethics of Cold War Weapons Research / / Sarah Bridger.
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 spark...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations Used in Text -- Prologue: The Conscience of a Physicist -- 1. The Sputnik Opportunity -- 2. The Moral Case for a Test Ban -- 3. The Science of Nonnuclear War -- 4. Into the Ethical Hot Pot -- 5. Disaster and Disillusionment in Vietnam -- 6. Institutional Reckonings at MIT -- 7. The New Left Assault on Neutrality -- 8. Collapse of the Sputnik Order -- 9. A United Front against Star Wars -- Epilogue: Science and Ethics after the Cold War -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | 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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674426085 9783110439687 9783110438635 9783110665901 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674426085 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Sarah Bridger. |