Rational fog : (Record no. 80195)
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| control field | 20220901091845.0 |
| 008 - GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - ISBN | |
| ISBN | 9780674919181 |
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| ISBN | 0674919181 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGUING LIBRARY | |
| Original cataloging library | Sipr |
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| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code | eng |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR | |
| Personal name | Lindee, M. Susan |
| 245 10 - TITLE | |
| Title | Rational fog : |
| Subtitle | science and technology in modern war / |
| Author, etc | M. Susan Lindee |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION DATA | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge, MA : |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, |
| Year | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PAGES ETC | |
| Pages | 286 pages : |
| Details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | SIP2209 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| About the authors | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-271) and index. |
| 505 8# - CONTENTS | |
| Contents | To hold a gun -- The logic of mass production -- Trenches, tanks, chemicals -- Mobilized -- Unforgettable fire -- Battlefield of the body -- Battlefield of the mind -- Blue marble -- Hidden curriculum -- Conclusion: Reason, terror, chaos. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY | |
| Summary, etc | "Science and violence converge in modern warfare. While the finest minds of the twentieth century have improved human life, they have also produced human injury. They engineered radar, developed electronic computers, and helped mass produce penicillin all in the context of military mobilization. Scientists also developed chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and psychological warfare strategies. Rational Fog explores the quandary of scientific and technological productivity in an era of perpetual war. Science is, at its foundation, an international endeavor oriented toward advancing human welfare. At the same time, it has been nationalistic and militaristic in times of crisis and conflict. As our weapons have become more powerful, scientists have struggled to reconcile these tensions, engaging in heated debates over the problems inherent in exploiting science for military purposes. M. Susan Lindee examines this interplay between science and state violence and takes stock of researchers' efforts to respond. Many scientists who wanted to distance their work from killing have found it difficult and have succumbed to the exigencies of war. Indeed, Lindee notes that scientists who otherwise oppose violence have sometimes been swept up in the spirit of militarism when war breaks out. From the first uses of the gun to the mass production of DDT and the twenty-first-century battlefield of the mind, the science of war has achieved remarkable things at great human cost. Rational Fog reminds us that, for scientists and for us all, moral costs sometimes mount alongside technological and scientific advances"-- |
| 650 #0 - KEYWORD | |
| Keyword | military technology |
| Subdivision | military R&D |
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| Keyword | weapons |
| Subdivision | civil-military relations |
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| Keyword | science |
| Subdivision | warfare |
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| Keyword | technology |
| Subdivision | ethics |
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| Keyword | defence |
| Subdivision | war |
| -- | Cold War |
| 653 ## - UNCONTROLLED KEYWORD | |
| Uncontrolled keyword | science and state |
| 653 ## - UNCONTROLLED KEYWORD | |
| Uncontrolled keyword | moral and ethical aspects |
| 653 ## - UNCONTROLLED KEYWORD | |
| Uncontrolled keyword | technology and state |
| 852 ## - LOCATION | |
| Classification part | 001 Lindee |
| 942 ## - ITEM TYPE (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | monograph |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Acquisition no. | Checked out | Date last seen | Date checked out | Koha item type |
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| SIPRI Library and Documentation | SIPRI Library and Documentation | 2022-09-01 | 1 | 25 | 001 Lindee | 22/153 | 2024-10-20 | 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-01 | monograph |