Stalin and the scientists : a history of triumph and tragedy, 1905-1953 / Simon Ings.
Scientists throughout history, from Galileo to today's experts on climate change, have often had to contend with politics in their pursuit of knowledge. But in the Soviet Union, where the ruling elites embraced, patronized, and even fetishized science like never before, scientists lived their l...
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; STALIN AND THE SCIENTISTS; Also by Simon Ings; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; PROLOGUE: Fuses (1856-1905); Part One: CONTROL (1905-1929); 1: Scholars; 2: Revolutionaries; 3: Entrepreneurs; 4: Workers; 5: Exploring the mind; 6: Understanding evolution; 7: Shaping humanity; Part Two: POWER (1929-1941); 8: ""Storming the fortress of science; 9: Eccentrics; 10: The primacy of practice; 11: Kooperatorka; 12: The great patron; 13: ""Fascist links; 14: Office politics; 15: ""We shall go to the pyre; Part Three: DOMINION (1941-1953)
- 16: ""Lucky stiffs17: ""Can I go to the reactor?; 18: ""How did anyone dare insult Comrade Lysenko?; 19: Higher nervous activity; 20: ""The death agony was horrible; 21: Succession; EPILOGUE: Spoil; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.