Frontier Science explores the shadowy world of military research and the consequences of employing science to conquer nature in northern Canada during the Cold War.
Frontier Science explores the shadowy world of military research and the consequences of employing science to conquer nature in northern Canada during the Cold War.
Matthew S. Wiseman is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Scientists, War, and Canada’s Northern Frontier 1. Fort Churchill and Defence Research Northern Laboratory 2. Acclimatization, Cold Tolerance, and Biochemical Experimentation 3. Entomology, Insect Control, and Biological Warfare 4. The Changing Science of Arctic Warfare 5. Operation Hazen and the International Geophysical Year 6. Nuclear Fallout and the Northern Radiation Study Conclusion: Reflections on Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold War Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Scientists, War, and Canada’s Northern Frontier 1. Fort Churchill and Defence Research Northern Laboratory 2. Acclimatization, Cold Tolerance, and Biochemical Experimentation 3. Entomology, Insect Control, and Biological Warfare 4. The Changing Science of Arctic Warfare 5. Operation Hazen and the International Geophysical Year 6. Nuclear Fallout and the Northern Radiation Study Conclusion: Reflections on Northern Canada, Military Research, and the Cold War Notes Bibliography Index
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