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OverviewAmerican science was as much the victim as the beneficiary of the Cold War. What science may have gained in funding, prestige, and political clout, it lost in independence and integrity. As one prominent scientist put it, the military bought American science on the installment plan, with fateful consequences for intellectual freedom. Military money and expectations blurred traditional distinctions between theory and practice, civilian and military, and claffified and unclassified, creating a new kind of American science that derived its character as well as its contracts from the Pentagon. Focusing on MIT and Stanford, Stuart Leslie reveals a regrettable series of misplaced priorities and missed opportunities that have characterized the recent history of science and technology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stuart W. LesliePublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.70cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780231079594ISBN 10: 0231079591 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 21 July 1994 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsA university polarized around the military; steeple building in electronics; military guidance and control; sonic boom; the power of the nucleus; accelerating physics; a matter of state; material science; the days of reckoning - March 4 and April 3.Reviews<p> An eye-opener. During the Second World War, American universities won R& D contracts far bigger than those awarded to industrial giants.... Leslie shows how these seductive handouts finally compromised intellectual freedom and crumbled the American economy, causing campus riots on the way. -- New Scientist An eye-opener. During the Second World War, American universities won R& D contracts far bigger than those awarded to industrial giants.... Leslie shows how these seductive handouts finally compromised intellectual freedom and crumbled the American economy, causing campus riots on the way. -- New Scientist Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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