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Introduction: Perspectives on Cold War Science in Small European States (2013)

Heymann, Matthias (Author)
Martin-Nielsen, Janet (Author)

Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Volume: 55, no. 3
Issue: 3
Pages: 221-242

Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: Introduction to a special issue, “Perspectives on Cold War Science in Small European States”
Language: English

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With this introduction we aim to illuminate Western Europe's place on the map of Cold War science and, specifically, to draw attention to the differences in and the diversity of Western European Cold War science in comparison to the United States. By discussing narratives of Cold War science in small states and asking how they fit into the European condition, we suggest that the fact of being a small state affects the conditions for and the scope of Cold War science. As a whole, this special issue also emphasizes the importance of the spatial dimension; that is, the significant dependence of Cold War science on geographical relations and geopolitical interests.

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Article Hoeneveld, Friso; van Dongen, Jeroen (2013) Out of a Clear Blue Sky? FOM, The Bomb, and The Boost in Dutch Physics Funding after World War II. Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (pp. 264-293). unapi

Article Nielsen, Henry; Knudsen, Henrik (2013) Too Hot to Handle: The Controversial Hunt for Uranium in Greenland in the Early Cold War. Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (pp. 319-343). unapi

Article Kinney, D. J. (2013) Selling Greenland: The Big Picture Television Series and the Army's Bid for Relevance during the Early Cold War. Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (pp. 344-357). unapi

Article Roberts, Peder (2013) Intelligence and Internationalism: The Cold War Career of Anton Bruun. Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (pp. 243-263). unapi

Article Petersen, Nikolaj (2013) The Politics of US Military Research in Greenland in the Early Cold War. Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (pp. 294-318). unapi

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