Science, Cold War and the American state : Lloyd V. Berkner and the balance of professional ideals
Needell, Allan A.
Science, Cold War and the American state : Lloyd V. Berkner and the balance of professional ideals - xi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Studies in the history of science, technology and medicine. . - Studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; v. 10. .
Published in association with the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-385) and index.
Radio, Aviation, and the Origins of a Technocratic Vision -- Mr. Berkner in Washington -- Radio Science and World War II -- Science and Post-war Defense: 1945-49 -- Extending the Partnership: Applying Technocratic Ideas Outside of the Military -- Scientists, Project Troy, and the Direction of Cold War Strategic Planning -- Career Choices and the Korean War Panic of 1950 -- Continental Defense, Secrecy, and the Scientist's Role in National Security Planning -- Stretching the Coalition: Scientists and the Distant Early Warning Line -- Expanding Federal Support of Private Research: The Case of Radio Astronomy -- Berkner and the IGY -- IGY Satellites and the Launch of Sputnik -- Horizons or Limits.
"Lloyd V. Berkner's role as a broker between the American scientific community and, for example, the U.S. military, the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is presented in the context of his personal and professional development and his enduring convictions about science and the social utility of its methods."--Back cover.
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Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-1967.
Berkner, Lloyd V.
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-1967
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-1967.
1900-1999
Cold War.
Scientists--United States--Biography.
Scientists in government--United States.
Research--Political aspects--United States.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Research--politics.
Science--politics.
Politics--history.
Government--history
Guerre froide.
Politics and government
Research--Political aspects.
Science and state.
Scientists.
Scientists in government.
Koude Oorlog.
Wetenschapsbeoefenaars.
Politieke geschiedenis.
Biografias.
Cientistas.
Cold War.
Scientists in government--United States.
Scientists--United States--Biography.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Research--Political aspects--United States.
United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
United States.
United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Q127.U6 / N44 2000
509.7309045
Science, Cold War and the American state : Lloyd V. Berkner and the balance of professional ideals - xi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Studies in the history of science, technology and medicine. . - Studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; v. 10. .
Published in association with the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-385) and index.
Radio, Aviation, and the Origins of a Technocratic Vision -- Mr. Berkner in Washington -- Radio Science and World War II -- Science and Post-war Defense: 1945-49 -- Extending the Partnership: Applying Technocratic Ideas Outside of the Military -- Scientists, Project Troy, and the Direction of Cold War Strategic Planning -- Career Choices and the Korean War Panic of 1950 -- Continental Defense, Secrecy, and the Scientist's Role in National Security Planning -- Stretching the Coalition: Scientists and the Distant Early Warning Line -- Expanding Federal Support of Private Research: The Case of Radio Astronomy -- Berkner and the IGY -- IGY Satellites and the Launch of Sputnik -- Horizons or Limits.
"Lloyd V. Berkner's role as a broker between the American scientific community and, for example, the U.S. military, the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is presented in the context of his personal and professional development and his enduring convictions about science and the social utility of its methods."--Back cover.
9057026228 905702621X 9789057026218 9789057026225
GB99U6067 bnb GB99-U6067
B0103433 bccb
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-1967.
Berkner, Lloyd V.
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-1967
Berkner, Lloyd V. 1905-1967.
1900-1999
Cold War.
Scientists--United States--Biography.
Scientists in government--United States.
Research--Political aspects--United States.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Research--politics.
Science--politics.
Politics--history.
Government--history
Guerre froide.
Politics and government
Research--Political aspects.
Science and state.
Scientists.
Scientists in government.
Koude Oorlog.
Wetenschapsbeoefenaars.
Politieke geschiedenis.
Biografias.
Cientistas.
Cold War.
Scientists in government--United States.
Scientists--United States--Biography.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Research--Political aspects--United States.
United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
United States.
United States--Politics and government--1953-1961.
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Q127.U6 / N44 2000
509.7309045