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Science, Technology and the Military
. Ed(S): Mendelsohn, E.; Smith, Merritt Roe; Weingart, Peter
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Paperback. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, E.; Smith, Merritt Roe; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
The extensive interaction between science/technology and the military has become increasingly apparent in the years since the Second World War. New institutional arrangements, new fields of study and research, new patterns of funding and support, new relations with industry, the academy and the state, and new professional roles have marked the sciences and technology; the military transformations have been equally important: new weapons systems of great complexity, new strategies and practices, new reliance on high technologies and advanced sciences, and extensive involvement in the funding of science and technology in the 'civilian' sector. While the literature in the social studies of ... Read more
The extensive interaction between science/technology and the military has become increasingly apparent in the years since the Second World War. New institutional arrangements, new fields of study and research, new patterns of funding and support, new relations with industry, the academy and the state, and new professional roles have marked the sciences and technology; the military transformations have been equally important: new weapons systems of great complexity, new strategies and practices, new reliance on high technologies and advanced sciences, and extensive involvement in the funding of science and technology in the 'civilian' sector. While the literature in the social studies of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048184545
SKU
V9789048184545
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About . Ed(S): Mendelsohn, E.; Smith, Merritt Roe; Weingart, Peter
Everett Mendelsohn has been on the faculty of the Department of the History of Science since 1960. He has worked extensively on the history of the life sciences as well as on aspects of the social and sociological history of science and the relations of science and modern societies. Prior to retirement, he taught a large undergraduate course as part ... Read more
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