Oceanographers and the cold war : disciples of marine science /

The outgrowth of a dissertation done at UC-Santa Barbara, this study examines the development of oceanography during the Cold War. Hamblin (history, California State Univ. at Long Beach) documents the intimate relationship that flourished between marine scientists and the US military, especially the Navy. The large-scale international projects of the 1950s and 1960s, Hamblin points out, were born out of the bond between science and the Navy. International cooperation, he stresses, was not directed against the military. Oceanographers, in fact, worked closely with the Navy, which funded most of their projects. Individuals became adept at balancing broader scientific values and national security interests. This pricey volume joins a growing number of monographs that focus on various aspects of science and the military during the Cold War. A more comprehensive general study of the military-scientific complex would be welcome. ^BSumming Up: Optional. Graduate students; faculty and researchers. W. M. Leary emeritus, University of Georgia