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Contents Series Introduction 6 CHAPTER 1: Science and the Aftermath of World War II 9 CHAPTER 2: Big Ideas, Big Science 19 CHAPTER 3: New Avenues of Research and a Thaw in the Cold War 29 CHAPTER 4: MAD, Personal Computers, and Engineering Nature 35 CHAPTER 5: Brave New Worlds 43 CHAPTER 6: Science, Technology, and the Present Day 51 Timeline 58 Further Research 60 Index 61 Photo Credits 63 About the Author and Advisor 64

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