Matthew Wiseman

Frontier Science

Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold War, 1945-1970

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Produktbeschreibung

Frontier Science explores the shadowy world of military research and the consequences of employing science to conquer nature in northern Canada during the Cold War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781487504199
• ISBN-10: 1487504195
• Artikelnr.: 69234288

Autorenporträt

Matthew S. Wiseman is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction: Scientists, War, and Canada’s Northern Frontier
1. Fort Churchill and Defence Research Northern Laboratory
2. Acclimatization, Cold Tolerance, and Biochemical Experimentation
3. Entomology, Insect Control, and Biological Warfare
4. The Changing Science of Arctic Warfare
5. Operation Hazen and the International Geophysical Year
6. Nuclear Fallout and the Northern Radiation Study
Conclusion: Reflections on Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold
War
Notes
Bibliography
Index