ABSTRACT

This book illuminates how Berkner became a model that produced the scientist/advisor/policymaker that helped build post-war America. It does so by providing a detailed account of the personal and professional beliefs of one of the most influential figures in the American scientific community; a figure that helped define the political and social climates that existed in the United States during the Cold War.

chapter |9 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|32 pages

Mr. Berkner in Washington

chapter 3|29 pages

Radio Science and World War II

chapter 4|29 pages

Science and Post-war Defense

Extending the Partnership, 1945–49

chapter 5|27 pages

Extending the Partnership

Applying Technocratic Ideas Outside of the Military

chapter 9|35 pages

Stretching the Coalition

Scientists and the Distant Early Warning Line

chapter 10|37 pages

Expanding Federal Support of Private Research

The Case of Radio Astronomy

chapter 11|27 pages

Berkner and the IGY

chapter 12|29 pages

IGY Satellites and the Launch of Sputnik

chapter 13|14 pages

Horizons or Limits