Competing with the Soviets : science, technology, and the state in Cold War America /

Wolfe, Audra J.

Competing with the Soviets : science, technology, and the state in Cold War America / Audra J. Wolfe. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013. - viii, 166 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Johns Hopkins introductory series in the history of science .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The atomic age -- The military-industrial complex -- Big science -- Hearts and minds and markets -- Science and the general welfare -- The race to the moon -- The end of consensus -- Cold War redux.

9781421407692 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 9781421407715 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1421407698 (hdbk. : alk. paper) 142140771X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Science--History--United States--20th century.
Science--History--Soviet Union--20th century.
Technology--History--United States--20th century.
Technology--History--Soviet Union--20th century.
World politics--1945-1989.
Cold War.
Ciencia--Historia--Estados Unidos--Siglo XX.

Q 127 / W855c 2013

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