A History of Technoscience- Front Cover -- A History of Technoscience -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: relationships between science and technology -- Terminology -- Technology as dependent upon science -- Science and technology as independent -- Science as dependent upon technology -- Science and technology as interdependent -- Erasing the boundaries between science and technology -- Notes -- PART I: The roots of technoscience -- Chapter 2: From science-based industry to industry-based science -- Chemical-based industries -- Organic chemical industries: synthetic dyes, pharmaceuticals and plastics -- Heavy chemical industries: alkalis, acids and explosives -- Electrical industrial research laboratories: electric lighting -- Electrical industrial research laboratories: telephone and radio -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Setting the stage for the military-industrial-academic complex: World War I -- The military build-up to World War I -- World War I -- Chemical warfare: explosives -- Chemical warfare: gas -- Radio -- Naval warfare -- Aerial warfare -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Setting the stage for big science: the interwar period -- Chemical research and development -- Aviation research and development -- Rocket research and development -- Atomic and nuclear research -- Notes -- Chapter 5: The emergence of the military-industrial-academic complex and big science: World War II -- Uranium research -- The military-industrial-academic complex -- Radar and sonar -- Chemical and medical research -- Military computers -- The atomic bomb: big science -- Notes -- PART II: The era of technoscience -- Chapter 6: The nuclear arms race -- The H-bomb -- Nuclear reactors -- High energy physics -- Notes -- Chapter 7: The space program -- The missile race -- The space race -- The moon race -- Astronomy