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Nuclear suburbs : Cold War technoscience and the Pittsburgh renaissance /

"From submarines to the suburbs-the remaking of Pittsburgh during the Cold War"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vitale, Patrick
Published: University of Minnesota Press,
Publisher Address: Minneapolis :
Publication Dates: [2021]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Suburbs > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History > 20th century.
Scientists > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Social conditions.
Nuclear engineers > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Social conditions.
Science > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Technology > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Cold War > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Cold War > Economic aspects > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Economics.
Science > Social aspects.
Scientists > Social conditions.
Social aspects.
Suburbs.
Technology > Social aspects.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > History > 20th century.
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
History.
Summary: "From submarines to the suburbs-the remaking of Pittsburgh during the Cold War"--
Carrier Form: viii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 22 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781517900298
1517900298
9781517900281
151790028X
9781452965659
145296565X
Index Number: HT352
CLC: K712.9
N097.12
Call Number: N097.12/V836
Contents: Introduction: Engineering the bubble -- Going critical : technoscience, the Cold War, and the Pittsburgh Renaissance -- Research and Renaissance : renewing the city for scientists -- The invention of research man -- The Monroeville doctrine : how the suburbs shaped Cold War science -- Finding a home in the nuclear suburbs -- Invisibilities of nuclear engineering -- Warplace/workplace : technoscientific jobs during the Cold War -- Epilogue: Did science save Pittsburgh?

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