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In his farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the dangers posed by the "military-industrial-university complex." His warning became a rallying cry of liberal dissent and, for some, this partnership became the most ominous aspect of what came to be known as the "establishment."
Rescuing Prometheus presents a radically different view of the alliances behind the large-scale technological and scientific undertakings of the post-World War II era. In his analysis of the accomplishments...
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Thomas Hughes takes an in-depth look at four giant technological projects of the post-World War II era. He paints a portrait of the evolving organizational structures and ever-improving management styles that have enabled engineer managers and their teams to accomplish the near-impossible. The four projects are the Semiautomatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense project, the Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile project, the development of ARPANET/Internet, and the construction of Boston's...
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"Rescuing Prometheus is a remarkably well-detailed description of the organizing, developing, and executing of major and complex advanced technology projects that have greatly affected the society in the twentieth century. It is a particularly intelligent discussion of the leading personalities and other human factors that dominated the attainment of success in these endeavors."
--Simon Ramo, author of The Business of Science
"Hughes's research on large technical systems has...
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- PublisherPantheon
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0679411518
- ISBN 13 9780679411512
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages372
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