LEADER 03694nam 22007214a 450 001 9910777788303321 005 20230617001918.0 010 $a1-281-72985-X 010 $a9786611729851 010 $a0-300-12795-2 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300127959 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471759 035 $a(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168084 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147479 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11910442 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147479 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10011477 035 $a(PQKB)11033157 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157750 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420060 035 $a(DE-B1597)485049 035 $a(OCoLC)1013940141 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300127959 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420060 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170750 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172985 035 $a(OCoLC)923589348 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471759 100 $a20050614d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEngineering communism$b[electronic resource] $ehow two Americans spied for Stalin and founded the Soviet Silicon Valley /$fSteven T. Usdin 210 $aNew Haven [Conn.] $cYale University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 329 p.) ) $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-10874-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-320) and index. 327 $aInitiation -- Washington, spring 1940 -- Fort Monmouth, 1940-1942 -- Western Electric, 1942-1945 -- Sperry Gyroscope, 1946-1948 -- Prague, 1950-1955 -- Special laboratory 11, 1956-1962 -- Zelenograd, the Soviet Silicon Valley, 1962-1965 -- Leningrad Design Bureau, 1965-1973 -- The minifab, 1975-1990 -- The strange case of Iozef (Josef) Berg AKA Joel Barr, 1990-1998. 330 $aEngineering Communism is the fascinating story of Joel Barr and Alfred Sarant, dedicated Communists and members of the Rosenberg spy ring, who stole information from the United States during World War II that proved crucial to building the first advanced weapons systems in the USSR. On the brink of arrest, they escaped with KGB's help and eluded American intelligence for decades.Drawing on extensive interviews with Barr and new archival evidence, Steve Usdin explains why Barr and Sarant became spies, how they obtained military secrets, and how FBI blunders led to their escape. He chronicles their pioneering role in the Soviet computer industry, including their success in convincing Nikita Khrushchev to build a secret Silicon Valley.The book is rich with details of Barr's and Sarant's intriguing andexciting personal lives, their families, as well as their integration into Russian society. Engineering Communism follows the two spies through Sarant's death and Barr's unbelievable return to the United States. 606 $aSpies$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aElectrical engineers$zSoviet Union$vBiography 606 $aCommunists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aEspionage, Soviet$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTechnology transfer$zSoviet Union 607 $aZelenograd (Russia)$xHistory 615 0$aSpies 615 0$aElectrical engineers 615 0$aCommunists 615 0$aEspionage, Soviet$xHistory 615 0$aTechnology transfer 676 $a327.1247073/0922 686 $aNQ 5085$2rvk 700 $aUsdin$b Steven T.$f1961-$01536840 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777788303321 996 $aEngineering communism$93785797 997 $aUNINA