Title A nuclear winter's tale : science and politics in the 1980s / Lawrence Badash

Published Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 403 pages) Series Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology Transformations (M.I.T. Press) Contents Background -- Science, Politics, and Carl Sagan: Through 1983 -- A Cold Day in Hell: Activities and Antagonisms, 1984-85 -- Smoldering Issues: 1986 and Afterward Summary Lawrence Badash traces the rise & fall of the concept of 'nuclear winter', played out in research activity, public relations & Reagan-era politics Analysis SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-388) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Radioactivity -- History -- 20th century Climatic changes -- History -- 20th century Science -- History -- 20th century Science and state -- History -- 20th century SCIENCE -- Radiation. Climatic changes Radioactivity Science Science and state Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780262258531 0262258536 1282694235 9781282694231 9786612694233 6612694238

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