Title Scientists, business, and the state, 1890-1960 / Patrick J. McGrath

Published Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (248 pages) Series The Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state. Contents Science and the crises of the new corporate order -- Scientific politics in the 1930s -- The creation of state science -- Making the case for a managerial democracy -- The battles over scientific militarism in the Cold War state -- The Oppenheimer case, Eisenhower, and the triumph of scientific militarism Summary Annotation In the late nineteenth century, scientists began allying themselves with America's corporate, political, and military elites. They did so not just to improve their professional standing and win more money for research, says Patrick McGrath, but for political reasons as well. They wanted to use their new institutional connections to effect a transformation of American political culture. They succeeded, but not in ways that all scientists envisioned or agreed upon. McGrath describes how, between 1890 and 1960, scientific, business, and political leaders together forged a new definition of American democracy in which science and technology were presented to the public as crucial ingredients of the nation's progress, prosperity, and political stability. But as scientists became more prominent, they provoked conflicts among themselves as well as with their institutional patrons over exactly how their expertise should be used. McGrath examines the bitter battles that erupted over the role scientists should play during the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War arms race, and the security and loyalty investigations of the 1950s. He finds that, by the end of the 1950s, scientists were regarded by the political and military elite not as partners but as subordinate technicians who were expected to supply weapons on demand for the Cold War state Analysis Samfundsvidenskab Økonomi Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Science and state -- United States -- History -- 19th century Science and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General. Science and state Wetenschap. Wetenschapsbeoefenaars. Politieke aspecten. Politieke macht. Elites. United States Verenigde Staten. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0807875287 9780807875285 0807826553 9780807826553

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