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Freedom's Laboratory: The Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science

by Audra J. Wolfe
{amp}nbsp; Johns Hopkins. Nov. 2018. 320p. notes. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781421426730. $29.95; ebk. ISBN 9781421426747. SCI
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OrangeReviewStarOne of the common misbeliefs about science is that it is apolitical. Actually, as historian Wolfe reveals in her well-researched and closely argued study, during the Cold War, American scientists were often deeply involved in promoting American cultural values to other parts of the world in an effort to defeat the communists at the same game. Wolfe has explored this topic on a narrower front in her earlier work, Competing with the Soviets. Here, her research base is impressive, using primary sources from numerous archival collections throughout the United States, to present a narrative that clearly shows the active engagement many American scientists had with government agencies and their willingness to participate in propaganda in support of the American way.
VERDICT An excellent study on a topic that deserves more attention. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
Reviewed by Ed Goedeken, Iowa State Univ. Lib., Ames , Nov 01, 2018
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