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Author Usdin, Steven T., 1961-

Title Engineering communism : how two Americans spied for Stalin and founded the Soviet Silicon Valley / Steven T. Usdin
Published New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages) : illustrations
Contents Initiation -- Washington, spring 1940 -- Fort Monmouth, 1940-1942 -- Western Electric, 1942-1945 -- Sperry Gyroscope, 1946-1948 -- Prague, 1950-1955 -- Special laboratory 11, 1956-1962 -- Zelenograd, the Soviet Silicon Valley, 1962-1965 -- Leningrad Design Bureau, 1965-1973 -- The minifab, 1975-1990 -- The strange case of Iozef (Josef) Berg AKA Joel Barr, 1990-1998
Summary Engineering Communism is the fascinating story of Joel Barr and Alfred Sarant, dedicated Communists and members of the Rosenberg spy ring, who stole information from the United States during World War II, that proved crucial to building the first advanced weapons systems in the USSR. On the brink of arrest, they escaped with KGB's help and eluded American intelligence for decades. Based on extensive interviews with Barr and new archival evidence, Steve Usdin explains why Barr and Sarant became spies, how they obtained military secrets, and how FBI blunders led to their escape. He chronicles their pioneering role in the Soviet computer industry, including their success in convincing Nikita Khrushchev to build a secret Silicon Valley. The book is rich with details of Barr's and Sarant's intriguing and exciting personal lives, their families, as well as their integration into Russian society. Engineering Communism follows the two spies through Sarant's death and Barr's unbelievable return to the United States
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-320) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Berg, Iosef Veniaminovich, 1916-1998.
Staros, Filipp Georgievich, 1918-1979.
SUBJECT Berg, Iosef Veniaminovich, 1916-1998 fast
Staros, Filipp Georgievich, 1918-1979 fast
Subject Spies -- United States -- Biography
Electrical engineers -- Soviet Union -- Biography
Communists -- United States -- Biography
Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Technology transfer -- Soviet Union
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
TRUE CRIME -- Espionage.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Intelligence.
HISTORY -- General.
Communists
Electrical engineers
Espionage, Soviet
Spies
Technology transfer
SUBJECT Zelenograd (Russia) -- History
Subject Russia (Federation) -- Zelenograd
Soviet Union
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780300127959
0300127952