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Maestro of Science : Omond McKillop Solandt and Government Science in War and Hostile Peace, 1939-1956 / Jason S. Ridler.
De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ridler, Jason S., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Solandt, Omond M. (Omond McKillop), 1909-.
- Solandt, Omond M.
- Scientists--Canada--Biography.
- Scientists.
- Military research--Canada.
- Military research.
- Science and state--Canada.
- Science and state.
- Scientists in government--Canada.
- Scientists in government.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Libros electronicos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (383 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Jason S. Ridler draws on interviews and declassified records to paint a vivid picture of the influence and achievements of a Canadian leader in Cold War military research.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Idyllic Childhood: The Early Years of Omond McKillop Solandt, 1909-1927
- 3 Protégé: Omond Solandt and Charles Best in Toronto and Leningrad, 1927-1935
- 4 Commencement: Solandt, Cambridge, and the Ontario Polio Epidemic, 1936-1939
- 5 First Taste of War: Solandt and the South West London Blood Depot, 1940
- 6 Tank Doctor: Omond Solandt, Director of the Physiological Research Laboratory, Lulworth, 1940-1942
- 7 Managing Science: Omond Solandt and the British Army Operational Research Group, 1943-1945
- 8 Atomic Battlefield: Solandt and the British Mission to Japan, November 1945
- 9 The Only Man for the Job: Omond Solandt and the Origins of the Defence Research Board, 1943-1946
- 10 A Doctor among Soldiers: Solandt, Canada's First Scientific Chief of Staff, 1946-1956
- 11 A Decade of Leadership: Omond Solandt, Chairman of the Defence Research Board, 1946-1956
- 12 Rockets, Germs, and UFOs: Solandt, the Establishments, and Public Perceptions of the DRB, 1946-1956
- 13 Canada's Defence Research Diplomat: Solandt and the DRB's International Connections, 1946-1956
- 14 Atomic Realist: Omond Solandt and Nuclear Weapons, 1945-1955
- 15 Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Aug 2018)
- ISBN:
- 1-4426-6830-X
- 1-4426-6829-6
- OCLC:
- 939262098
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