Defending the nation : U.S. policymaking to create scientists and engineers from Sputnik to the war against terrorism / Juan C. Lucena.
Pubblicazione:
Lanham : University press of America, c2005.
Descrizione fisica:
VII, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Sputnik threatens America: making scietists for the Cold War 3. Social and environmental problems in America: making scientists and engineers for domestic needs 4. Japanese technology threatens America: making scientists and engineers for economic competitiveness 5. America in the new world order: making flexible scientists and engineers for global competition 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
