{"product_id":"maestro-of-science-omond-mckillop-solandt-and-government-science-in-war-and-hostile-peace-1939-1956-hardback-9781442647473","title":"Maestro of Science; Omond McKillop Solandt and Government Science in War and Hostile Peace, 1939-1956 (Hardback) 9781442647473","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaestro of Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOmond McKillop Solandt and Government Science in War and Hostile Peace, 1939-1956\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJason S. Ridler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442647473\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.8 x 3 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;Ridler provides fascinating insights into a fine grained history – the experiences of a scientist-administrator balancing the demands of research and the political imperatives of the wartime and postwar worlds.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Eric L. Mills (Isis vol 108:01:2017)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the brightest Canadian scientists of his generation, Omond McKillop Solandt was a physiologist by training, an engineer by disposition, and a manager by necessity. A protÉgÉ of insulin’s co-discoverer, Charles Best, Solandt worked as a scientist for the British government during the Second World War, including as a pioneer of operational research and a manager of scientific establishments. Ending the war as a colonel, he served on the British Mission to Japan, where he studied the effects of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, before returning to Canada to become chairman of the newly created Defence Research Board. There he spearheaded Canada’s attempt to create a new and innovative government science infrastructure that served the needs of the Canadian military at the dawn of the nuclear age and worked alongside allies in Britain and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMaestro of Science, \u003c\/em\u003eJason S. Ridler draws on interviews with Solandt and his colleagues and declassified records from Canada and the United Kingdom to paint a vivid picture of the influence and achievements of a Canadian leader in Cold War military research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Idyllic Childhood: The Early Years of Omond Solandt, 1909–1921\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: ProtÉgÉ: Omond Solandt and Charles Best in Toronto and Leningrad, 1927–1935\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Commencement: Solandt, Cambridge and the Ontario Polio Epidemic, 1936–1939\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: First Taste of War: Solandt and the Southwest London Blood Depot, 1940\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Tank Doctor: Omond Solandt, Director of the Physiological Research Laboratory, Lulworth, 1941–-1942\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Managing Science: Omond Solandt and the British Army Operational Research Group, 1943–1945\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Atomic Battlefield: Solandt and the British Mission to Japan, November 1945\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: The Only Man for the Job: Omond Solandt and the Origins of the Defence Research Board, 1943–1946\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: A Doctor Among Soldiers: Solandt, Canada’s First Scientific Chief of Staff, 1946–1956\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eleven: A Decade of Leadership: Omond Solandt, Chairman of the Defence Research Board, 1946–1956\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Twelve: Rockets, Germs and UFOS: Solandt, the Establishments, and Public Perceptions of the DRB, 1946–1956\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Thirteen: Canada’s Defence Research Diplomat: Solandt and the DRB’s International Connections, 1946–1956\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fourteen: Atomic Realist: Omond Solandt and Nuclear Weapons, 1945–1956\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Fifteen: Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670765859096,"sku":"9781442647473","price":36.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/maestro-of-science-omond-mckillop-solandt-and-government-science-in-war-and-hostile-peace-1939-1956-hardback-9781442647473","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}