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- In Sputnik's Shadow: The President's Science Advisory Committee and Cold War America
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
summary
In Sputnik's Shadow traces the rise and fall of the President's Science Advisory Committee from its ascendance under Eisenhower to its demise during the Nixon years. Zuoyue Wang examines key turning points during the twentieth century, including the beginning of the Cold War, the debates over nuclear weapons, the Sputnik crisis in 1957, the struggle over the Vietnam War, and the eventual end of the Cold War, showing how the involvement of scientists in executive policymaking evolved over time and brings new insights to the intellectual, social, and cultural histories of the era.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. ix
- Note to the Reader
- p. xv
- Abbreviations Used in Text
- pp. xvii-xix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- Part I: Prelude: Before Sputnik
- Part II: Ike, Sputnik, and the Rise of PSAC
- Chapter 7: Military Technology, 1957–1960
- pp. 100-119
- Part III: The Politics of Technological Skepticism
- Chapter 13: Testing the Limits, 1961–1963
- pp. 219-235
- Chapter 14: “Scientists for Johnson,” 1964
- pp. 236-257
- Conclusion
- pp. 318-324
- Abbreviations Used in Notes
- pp. 329-332
- Bibliography
- pp. 419-441
- About the Author
- p. 455
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813545141
Related ISBN(s)
9780813543314
MARC Record
OCLC
271349575
Pages
478
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No