Beyond the Laboratory Scientists As Political Activists in 1930s America |
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| Author:
| Kuznick, Peter J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-67620-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2019 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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The debate over scientists' social responsibility is a topic of great controversy today. Peter J. Kuznick here traces the origin of that debate to the 1930s and places it in a context that forces a reevaluation of the relationship between science and politics in twentieth-century America. Kuznick reveals how an influential segment of the American scientific community during the Depression era underwent a profound transformation in its social values and political beliefs, replacing a...
More DescriptionThe debate over scientists' social responsibility is a topic of great controversy today. Peter J. Kuznick here traces the origin of that debate to the 1930s and places it in a context that forces a reevaluation of the relationship between science and politics in twentieth-century America. Kuznick reveals how an influential segment of the American scientific community during the Depression era underwent a profound transformation in its social values and political beliefs, replacing a once-pervasive conservatism and antipathy to political involvement with a new ethic of social reform.