| Cardinal Choices: Presidential Sciences Advising from the Atomic Bomb to SDI Contributor(s): Herken, Gregg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804737703 ISBN-13: 9780804737708 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: " This is an important book. . . . One strength of the work is its thoroughness in tracing the steps at which science advice has influenced momentous decisions. Another is how it delineates the gradual erosion in the impact of science advice. . . . There are many other lessons to learn from reading the book carefully, and I strongly recommend it." -- Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, Physics Today |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Science | History |
| Dewey: 973 |
| LCCN: 00026546 |
| Series: Stanford Nuclear Age (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.01" W x 8.92" (1.09 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. The story, unsurprisingly, is one of considerable tension between the experts and the politicians, as scientists seek to influence policy and presidents alternate between accepting their advice and resisting or even ignoring it. First published in 1992, the book has been brought up to date to include the experiences of science advisors to President Clinton. In addition, the texts of eleven crucial documents, from the Einstein-Szilard letter to President Roosevelt (1939) to the announcement of the Strategic Defense Initiative by President Reagan (1983), have been added as appendixes. |