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Secret science : federal control of American science and technology
- Title
- Secret science : federal control of American science and technology / Herbert N. Foerstel.
- Author
- Foerstel, Herbert N.
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | U393 .F64 1993 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 227 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- This book is a plea for scientific openness and free access to information. It demonstrates the futility of scientific secrecy and the weakness of national arguments against open communication. From the restriction of technologically advanced exports, to the classification of research as restricted or secret, to the monitoring (and censoring) of scientific publications and library collections, to the pre-emption by the Pentagon of scientific and technological research, the U.S. federal government has achieved a state of unprecedented control over American science and technology. This, despite the end of the Cold War. Foerstel examines this continuing trend toward the state as chief sponsor, promoter, and supervisor of scientific research and its unsettling ramifications.
- Foerstel concludes that scientific secrecy is counterproductive to American interests, particularly in an era when economics has come to define national security. His controversial analysis will be of interest to scientists, historians, and students of government alike.
- Subject
- Military research > United States
- Science and state > United States
- Technology and state > United States
- Military research
- Science and state
- Technology and state
- Forschung
- Forschungspolitik
- Geheimhaltung
- Militärische Forschung
- Nationales Interesse
- Naturwissenschaften
- Sicherheitspolitik
- Staat
- Technik
- Wissenschaftspolitik
- Vrijheid van onderzoek
- Nationale veiligheid
- Handelsbelemmeringen
- Technische vernieuwing
- Recht op informatie
- Koude Oorlog
- Geheimhouding
- Military research > United States
- Science and state > United States
- Technology and state > United States
- United States
- USA
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-220) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Science and the National Security State -- 2. National Security Controls on Science -- 3. Atomic Secrets -- 4. Cryptography: A Government Monopoly in Science -- 5. Not Quite Classified -- 6. The End of the Scientific Cold War.
- ISBN
- 0275944476
- 9780275944476
- LCCN
- 92023453
- OCLC
- ocm26361584
- 26361584
- SCSB-1982058
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library