Bibliograph

The cryotron files, the strange death of a pioneering Cold War computer scientist, Iain Dey & Douglas Buck ; with research by Alan Dewey

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The cryotron files, the strange death of a pioneering Cold War computer scientist, Iain Dey & Douglas Buck ; with research by Alan Dewey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The cryotron files

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Iain Dey & Douglas Buck ; with research by Alan Dewey

Sub title

the strange death of a pioneering Cold War computer scientist

Summary

Buck was not the only scientist to expire that day -- his colleague Dr Ridenour, chief scientist at Lockheed, also died of an unexplained heart attack. Both deaths are consistent with KGB contact-poison hits. Recently discovered papers reveal Bucks extensive career in clandestine government work that had led to his contact with Russia's top computer scientists. His work was filed away and rediscovered in the 1980s when it was used in research projects by NASA. A fascinating narrative history of Cold War era computer and tech research, combining social historical elements to produce a brilliant portrait of America in the mid-20th century

Target audience

adult

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