Audra J. Wolfe

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Audra J. Wolfe


Born
in The United States
June 19, 1975

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am a writer, editor, and historian based in Philadelphia. With a background in both science (B.S., chemistry, Purdue University, 1997) and history (Ph.D., history and sociology of science, University of Pennsylvania, 2002), I’ve been thinking through the relationship between science and power for more than two decades. My work specifically focuses on the role of science during the Cold War, a period when science held a special place in maintaining and projecting state power.

My first book, Competing with the Soviets: Science, Technology, and the State in Cold War America (2013), explored the power of science and technology as “stuff”: weapons, rockets, labs, and so on. Since then, my research has moved into the fascinating and disturbing top
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Average rating: 3.63 · 112 ratings · 19 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
Competing with the Soviets:...

3.80 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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Freedom's Laboratory

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