Book ID: CBB542994156

America's Information Wars: The Untold Story of Information Systems in America's Conflicts and Politics from World War II to the Internet Age (2018)

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Burke, Colin (Author)


Rowman & Littlefield


Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 373 pp.
Language: English

"This book narrates the development of science and intelligence information systems and technologies in the U.S. from World War II through today. The story ranges from a description of the information systems and machines of the 1940s to the rise of a huge international science information industry, and to the 1990's Open Access-Open Culture" (from OCLC)

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Authors & Contributors
Benjamin W. Goossen
Johnson, Alison F.
Zia, Helen
Weiner, Sharon K.
Wang, Jessica
Volmar, Axel
Concepts
Cold War
Science and politics
Science and war; science and the military
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Espionage
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
Places
United States
Soviet Union
California (U.S.)
Los Angeles (California)
Russia
Institutions
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Partial Test Ban Treaty; Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
KGB
International Geophysical Year (IGY)
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
United States. President's Science Advisory Committee
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