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American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe (Transformations: Studies in the ...
John Krige

The MIT Press, 2008

In 1945, the United States was not only the strongest economic and military power in the world; it was also the world's leader in science and technology. In American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe , John Krige describes the efforts of influential figures in the United States to model postwar scientific practices and institutions in Western Europe on those in America. They mobilized political and financial support ...

Global Power Knowledge: Science and Technology in International Affairs. (Osiris, Volume 21)

University of Chicago Press Journals, 2006

Osiris annualy examines a particular topic in the history of science, bringing together experts in the field to consider multiple aspects of the time period, episode, or theme. Volume 21, Historical Perspectives on Science, Technology, and International Affairs, explores the ways in which scientists and issues in science and technology have played significant roles in foreign policy and international relations, especially since the Second ...

Science, Revolution and Discontinuity (Modern Revivals in Philosophy Series)

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John Krige

Ashgate Publishing, 1993

Scientific Revolutions
Long before the eruption of the science wars, which were more heat than light,and before the confusing associations of 'postmodernism', the 'critique of scientific reason', so to speak, proceeded apace in the post-Kuhnian dlliberations on science and methodology. This work travels lightly through the thought of the Big Four, Popper, Kuhn, Lakatos, and Feyerbend in brisk fashion. The issue of ...

An Introduction to the Humanities: The Sixties: Mainstream Culture and Counter-culture: Block 6
Arthur Marwick, John Krige, ...

Open University Worldwide, 2006

Science in the Twentieth Century
John Krige

Routledge, 1997

The history of science in the twentieth century is one of the most exciting fields currently under development. Science in the Twentieth Century is a substantial, authoritative volume, demonstrating incisive and well-researched writing, as well as the formidable accomplishments of scienceitself. Readers will gain insight into how new organizations, enormously increased funding, refined laboratory procedures, new technology, andwarfare have ...