Cold War Legacies in Digital Editing

Legacies of the War on Poverty

Many Americans live on the outskirts of hope—some because of their poverty, and some because of their color, and all too many because of both. Our task is to help replace their despair with opportunity. This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America. I urge this Congress and all Americans to join with me in that effort. It will not be a short or easy s...

Inria: From Cold-War Computing to Digital Sciences

Introduction: Untold Legacies of the First World War in Britain

The current centenary of the First World War provides an unrivalled opportunity to uncover some of the social legacies of the war. The four articles which make up this special issue each examine a different facet of the war's impact on British society to explore an as yet untold story. The subjects investigated include logistics, the history of science, the social history of medicine and resist...

The Cold War in Biology

This challenge to many of the cherished dogmas of genetics and evolution is fascinating reading. Lindegren's comments concerning the suppression of views which challenge the underlying assumptions of scientific research are particularly poignant in view of his difficulty in getting this book published, even though he is an outstanding geneticist. The first chapter, "The Game of Science," and th...

The new cold war

As researchers for the Defence Research and Development Canada, attending field trials, military exercises and operations for data collection purposes is a common and exciting part of the job. Over the past few years while conducting research during Arctic operations (Figure 1) we have experienced the challenges of trying to conduct basics tasks outside in the extreme cold. As civilian scientis...