1st Edition
Transforming American Science Universities, the Government, and the Cold War
1. Introduction: The Government’s Role 2. Wartime Efforts 3. Postwar Realignment and the Office of Naval Research 4. The Atomic Energy Commission 5. The National Science Foundation 6. University Labs, National Labs, and the Culture of Science 7. Science, the Hot War, and the Race to the Hydrogen Bomb 8. Power, Plowshare, and Peaceful Atoms 9. Satellites, Rockets, and Thinking About Space 10. New Frontiers: Training, Research, and Manpower, 1960–1968 11. The Space Race and Natonal Prestige 12. Epilogue
Biography
Jonathan Engel is Professor of Public Affairs at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College (CUNY). He writes about the historical evolution of US health and social welfare policy. His previous books include Doctors and Reformers: Discussion and Debate on Health Policy, 1925–1950; Poor People's Medicine: Medicaid and American Charity Care Since 1965; and Fat Nation: Obesity in America Since 1945.
