In Sputnik's Shadow

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In Sputnik's Shadow is written by Zuoyue Wang and published by Rutgers University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813546885 (ISBN 10) and 9780813546889 (ISBN 13).

In Sputnik's Shadow traces the rise and fall of the President's Science Advisory Committee from its ascendance under Eisenhower to its demise during the Nixon years. Zuoyue Wang examines key turning points during the twentieth century, including the beginning of the Cold War, the debates over nuclear weapons, the Sputnik crisis in 1957, the struggle over the Vietnam War, and the eventual end of the Cold War, showing how the involvement of scientists in executive policymaking evolved over time and brings new insights to the intellectual, social, and cultural histories of the era.