Science and Government
Sir Charles tells the story, hitherto unpublished, of the bitter and damaging wartime enmity between two eminent British scientists both powerful in government. These men were Sir Henry Tizard, who saw to it that England led the world in the development of radar, and his unrelenting opponent F.A....
show more
Sir Charles tells the story, hitherto unpublished, of the bitter and damaging wartime enmity between two eminent British scientists both powerful in government. These men were Sir Henry Tizard, who saw to it that England led the world in the development of radar, and his unrelenting opponent F.A. Lindemann (Lord Cherwell), Winston Churchill's scientific advisor.
show less
Format: hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Pages no: 88
Edition language: English
If you want one brief, sharp look at how scientific expertise makes its way (or doesn't) into the political process, this isn't a bad place to start. I didn't learn much new here--I wrote my thesis on the general topic, and the specific case described is fairly obscure--but it's a well-told tale, an...
Log in with Facebook 
