How the Cold War Shaped Science and Technology Today
WEBOct 9, 2020 · Despite conflict ending nearly 30 years ago, the war has shaped many aspects of modern warfare and space exploration that we have today. The nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, missile defense, satellites, and space exploration all experienced great advancement thanks to the Cold War.
Cold War technology and inventions explained | Britannica
WEBLearn about inventions that were created during the Cold War, such as the Internet and different kinds of military equipment.
Science and Technology in the Global Cold War - MIT Press
WEBThe Cold War period saw a dramatic expansion of state-funded science and technology research. Government and military patronage shaped Cold War technoscientific practices, imposing methods that were project oriented, team based, and …
18 - Science, technology, and the Cold War - Cambridge …
WEBSep 28, 2010 · What made the Cold War peculiarly dangerous and ubiquitous was the power of modern technology, most obviously nuclear weapons. But other new technologies were equally central: out of a vast range this chapter looks particularly at transistors, satellites, and computers.
Speed and the Cold War | National Air and Space Museum
WEBJul 7, 2022 · Speed was at the center of the Cold War—both in the Soviet Union and the United States race to beat each other in the latest feats of technology, and in the technology itself. This need for speed that drove the Cold War would change the lives of people around the world for decades to come.
Color TV Transformed the Way Americans Saw the World, and the …
WEBJan 25, 2019 · A historian of 20th century media argues that the technological innovation was the quintessential Cold War machine. At the start of the 1960s, color television was still a relatively novel ...
Introduction | Science and Technology in the Global Cold War
WEBThe Cold War was a period of unprecedented national governmental support for scientific and technological research and development, not only in the superpowers, but throughout the globe. Why did the Cold War trigger so much interest in science and technology, and around what kinds of science and technology was that interest centered?
Science and Technology in the Global Cold War on JSTOR
WEBThis volume examines science and technology in the context of the Cold War, considering whether the new institutions and institutional arrangements that emerged globally constrained technoscientific inquiry or offered greater opportunities for it.
The Cold War's Impact on the Space Race: A Comprehensive …
WEBDec 13, 2023 · At the heart of the Cold War was the Space Race - a competition between the US and Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration. The origins of this race can be traced back to the end of World War II, when both countries began developing advanced missile technology.
Winning the Tech Cold War | RAND - RAND Corporation
WEBAug 17, 2023 · Emerging technologies increasingly make it possible for machines to innovate much faster and more efficiently than humans ever could. The Pentagon can draw some important lessons for technology competition with China by looking at the U.S.-Soviet race to develop nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
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