This study examines two former adversarial scientific and technological aerospace constructs created, for the most part, separately during the Cold War and their subsequent meeting and collaboration after the Soviet Union collapse. They both strove first separately, then in unison to create a hypersonic aircraft. In studying this collaboration, one must evaluate each research communities' strengths and weaknesses as well as historians' efforts to explain the exact relationship between science and technology, or applied science. This "international" approach offers some advantages in determining both nations' research capabilities. If one accepts a `science' and `technology' as separate entities, I show that it was actually each country's technological or `applied science' capabilities that defined their `science' and punctuated the two contending scientific communities views regarding the work together. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2012. / April 19, 2012. / history, hypersonic aircraft, philosophy, science, technology, thermodynamics / Includes bibliographical references. / Jonathan Grant, Professor Directing Dissertation; Michael Ruse, University Representative; Frederick Davis, Committee Member; Edward Wynot, Committee Member; Rafe Blaufarb, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183017 |
| Contributors | Mills, Dennis C. (authoraut), Grant, Jonathan (professor directing dissertation), Ruse, Michael (university representative), Davis, Frederick (committee member), Wynot, Edward (committee member), Blaufarb, Rafe (committee member), Department of History (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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