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Rational Fog - Science and Technology in Modern War (Hardcover)
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Rational Fog - Science and Technology in Modern War (Hardcover)
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A thought-provoking examination of the intersections of knowledge
and violence, and the quandaries and costs of modern,
technoscientific warfare. Science and violence converge in modern
warfare. While the finest minds of the twentieth century have
improved human life, they have also produced human injury. They
engineered radar, developed electronic computers, and helped mass
produce penicillin all in the context of military mobilization.
Scientists also developed chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and
psychological warfare strategies. Rational Fog explores the
quandary of scientific and technological productivity in an era of
perpetual war. Science is, at its foundation, an international
endeavor oriented toward advancing human welfare. At the same time,
it has been nationalistic and militaristic in times of crisis and
conflict. As our weapons have become more powerful, scientists have
struggled to reconcile these tensions, engaging in heated debates
over the problems inherent in exploiting science for military
purposes. M. Susan Lindee examines this interplay between science
and state violence and takes stock of researchers’ efforts to
respond. Many scientists who wanted to distance their work from
killing have found it difficult and have succumbed to the
exigencies of war. Indeed, Lindee notes that scientists who
otherwise oppose violence have sometimes been swept up in the
spirit of militarism when war breaks out. From the first uses of
the gun to the mass production of DDT and the twenty-first-century
battlefield of the mind, the science of war has achieved remarkable
things at great human cost. Rational Fog reminds us that, for
scientists and for us all, moral costs sometimes mount alongside
technological and scientific advances.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
Authors: |
M.Susan Lindee
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-91918-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-674-91918-1 |
Barcode: |
9780674919181 |
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