02657nam 2200577Ia 450 991045533350332120200520144314.00-8078-7528-7(CKB)111056486672358(EBL)413356(OCoLC)51740336(SSID)ssj0000242413(PQKBManifestationID)11923073(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242413(PQKBWorkID)10301452(PQKB)11680016(MiAaPQ)EBC413356(Au-PeEL)EBL413356(CaPaEBR)ebr10022615(EXLCZ)9911105648667235820010405d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScientists, business, and the state, 1890-1960[electronic resource] /Patrick J. McGrathChapel Hill, NC University of North Carolina Pressc20021 online resource (260 p.)The Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the stateDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-7441-8 0-8078-2655-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn the late nineteenth century, scientists began allying themselves with America's corporate, political, and military elites. They did so not just to improve their professional standing and win more money for research, says Patrick McGrath, but for political reasons as well. They wanted to use their new institutional connections to effect a transformation of American political culture. They succeeded, but not in ways that all scientists envisioned or agreed upon. McGrath describes how, between 1890 and 1960, scientific, business, and political leaders together forged a new definition oLuther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state.Science and stateUnited StatesHistory19th centuryScience and stateUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Science and stateHistoryScience and stateHistory338.97306McGrath Patrick J(Patrick Joseph),1961-900078MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455333503321Scientists, business, and the state, 1890-19602010945UNINA