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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University of Minnesota Press,
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Publisher Address: | Minneapolis : |
Publication Dates: | [2021] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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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? |