Scientific communication across the Iron Curtain / Christopher D. Hollings.
Hollings, Christopher, 1982- author.
2016
Q223
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Title Scientific communication across the Iron Curtain / Christopher D. Hollings.
Author Hollings, Christopher, 1982- author.
ISBN 9783319253466 (electronic bk.)
3319253468 (electronic bk.)
9783319253442
3319253441
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25346-6
Published Cham : Springer, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-25346-6 doi
Call Number Q223
Dewey Decimal Classification 501/.4
Summary This monograph provides a concise introduction to the tangled issues of communication between Russian and Western scientists during the Cold War. It details the extent to which mid-twentieth-century researchers and practitioners were able to communicate with their counterparts on the opposite side of the Iron Curtain. Drawing upon evidence from a range of disciplines, a decade-by-decade account is first given of the varying levels of contact that existed via private correspondence and conference attendance. Next, the book examines the exchange of publications and the availability of one side's work in the libraries of the other. It then goes on to compare general language abilities on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, with comments on efforts in the West to learn Russian and the systematic translation of Russian work. In the end, author Christopher Hollings argues that physical accessibility was generally good in both directions, but that Western scientists were afflicted by greater linguistic difficulties than their Soviet counterparts whose major problems were bureaucratic in nature. This volume will be of interest to historians of Cold War science, particularly those who study communications and language issues. In addition, it will be an ideal starting pointing for anyone looking to know more about this fascinating area.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 16, 2015).
Series SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology.
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