Scientific Communication Across the Iron Curtain
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-25344-2 (ISBN)
This monograph provides a concise introduction to the tangled issues of communication between Russian and Western scientists during the Cold War. It details the extent to which mid-twentieth-century researchers and practitioners were able to communicate with their counterparts on the opposite side of the Iron Curtain.
Drawing upon evidence from a range of disciplines, a decade-by-decade account is first given of the varying levels of contact that existed via private correspondence and conference attendance. Next, the book examines the exchange of publications and the availability of one side's work in the libraries of the other. It then goes on to compare general language abilities on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, with comments on efforts in the West to learn Russian and the systematic translation of Russian work.
In the end, author Christopher Hollings argues that physical accessibility was generally good in both directions, but that Western scientists were afflicted by greater linguistic difficulties than their Soviet counterparts whose major problems were bureaucratic in nature.
This volume will be of interest to historians of Cold War science, particularly those who study communications and language issues. In addition, it will be an ideal starting pointing for anyone looking to know more about this fascinating area.
Introduction and Overview.- Personal Communications.- Physical Access to Publications.- Linguistic Access to Publications.- Concluding Remarks and Points to be Pursued.
"Christopher D. Hollings is a laudable exception in aiming at a presentation of a balanced view of scientific communication during the Cold War Era and thus bringing new sources of inspiration to the ongoing discussion. ... Scientific Communication Across the Iron Curtain is written with meticulous attention to details characteristic of the author's original field of expertise, mathematics." (Doubravka Olsáková, Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas. jgo.e-reviews, Vol. 66 (3), 2018)
“Christopher D. Hollings is a laudable exception in aiming at a presentation of a balanced view of scientific communication during the Cold War Era and thus bringing new sources of inspiration to the ongoing discussion. … Scientific Communication Across the Iron Curtain is written with meticulous attention to details characteristic of the author’s original field of expertise, mathematics.” (Doubravka Olšáková, Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas. jgo.e-reviews, Vol. 66 (3), 2018)
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.12.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology |
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 109 p. 5 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 219 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | Cold War science • Foreign-language barrier • History of mathematical sciences • History of Science • Humanities, Social Sciences and Law • Internationalism in science • International scientific conferences • Russian-language barrier • Science and McCarthyism • Scientific abstracts • scientific communication • Scientific Translation • Soviet censorship • Soviet science • Soviet science journals • Stalinist science • Zhores A. Medvedev |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-25344-1 / 3319253441 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-25344-2 / 9783319253442 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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