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Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. I myself have termed it a collision between a masculine mythology and a feminist visionary, a sense somewhat shared by the science historian brian easlea in his fantastically titled book fathering the unthinkable, in which he examines mary shelleys indictment of masculine ambition and further detects in frankenstein and shelley a. An outgrowth of the masculine mentality, atlantis, 12 1, 1987, pp. Brian easlea obituary from the guardian the guardian. Masculinity, scientists and the nuclear arms race london. Masculinity, scientists and the nuclear arms race london, uk. Fathering the unthinkable the politics of science and technology paperback january 1, 1987 by brian easlea author visit amazons brian easlea page. Feminist theories and international relations springerlink. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. The shocking scandal of britains trafficked children paperback original by kris hollington isbn. Masculinity, scientists, and the nuclear arms race. Technology by brian easlea 19830201 brian easlea on.
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Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Masculinity, scientists and the nuclear arms race the. Extended bibliography johns hopkins university press. In his astute study fathering the unthinkable 1983 brian easlea, a physicist and historian, points to a predominance of metaphors of male birth and fatherhood in the language of the manhattan project, the u. In fathering the unthinkable, brian easlea reveals the consistent use of paternal metaphors that create fatherson relationships between computer scientists as fathers and their computers or programs as sons. Masculinity, scientists and the nuclear arms race paperback february 1, 1987 by. An uncanny image appears on the cover of a 1985 childrens comic book. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The ideas we had about triggering the hbomb were all wrong but the intellectual experience was unforgettable. Easlea traces in the language of scientists the desire to imitate the lifegiving capabilities of the.
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Dr brian easlea, who died on 24 november 2012, was a highly influential. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. One of the things i picked up in that period was how important the links are between science and technology and the militaryi then went to britain and studied at sussex and was very inspired by a guy named brian easlea who had written a book called fathering the unthinkableso thats been part of a lifelong interest in the social. These men pass on their intellectual code, if not their genetic code, to future generations through the computing technologies they develop. Brian easlea, in his seminal, feminist history fathering the unthinkable, of 1983, highlights the creation of nuclear weapons in the context of the masculinity of science.
Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Fathering the unthinkable the politics of science and. However, while it is women who experience sexual oppression, it is the system of gender relations that is the problem, and masculinity in its contemporary forms is a major contributor to this system. Masculinity, scientists and the nuclear arms race 1983 brought his critique of sexual politics and scientific reason home to his original field.
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