Science and Technology in the Global Cold War

by Naomi Oreskes

First published 2014

The Cold War was more than just clashing superpowers. "Science and Technology in the Global Cold War" reveals the global networks of scientists and engineers who fueled the conflict's technological escalation. From top-secret missile programs to contested climate research, this book uncovers the international cooperation and competition that shaped the modern world. Oreskes weaves together dramatic stories of scientific discovery, institutional rivalry, and desperate geostrategic gambits. What emerges is a vivid portrait of the Cold War as a global struggle over the very nature of knowledge and innovation.

Genres: history, science, 20th-century, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic

Vibes: thought-provoking

Tropes: global-cooperation, institutional-rivalry

Setting: Global

Period: Cold War

472 pages · Hardcover · MIT Press

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