Nylon and Bombs
DuPont and the March of Modern America
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2007
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-8444-3 (ISBN)
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-8444-3 (ISBN)
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What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemours pioneered the development of both nylon and plutonium, playing an important role in the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of the notorious "military-industrial complex." In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of Du Pont's chemical engineers, Pap A. Ndiaye deftly illustrates the contribution of industry to the genesis of a dominant post-World War II "American model" connecting prosperity with security. The consumer and military dimensions of twentieth-century American history are often studied separately. Ndiaye reunites them by examining Du Pont's development of nylon, which symbolized a new way of life, and plutonium, which was synonymous with annihilation. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success.
Pap A. Ndiaye is an associate professor of U.S. history at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris.
Translator's Note
Introduction
1. DuPont and the Rise of Chemical Engineering
2. From Ammonia to Nylon: Technologies and Careers
3. Culture and Politics at DuPont before World War II
4. The Forgotten Engineers of the Bomb
5. The Heyday and Decline of Chemical Engineering
Conclusion
Notes
Essay on Sources and Historiography
Index
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Industry and Society |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Elborg Forster |
| Zusatzinfo | 11 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 567 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8018-8444-6 / 0801884446 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8018-8444-3 / 9780801884443 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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