[inaudible conversations] okay. Let me check the mic first. Can you hear in the become row . Okay. Im barbara mead. One of the founders of politics and prose and i wanted very much to come in and introduce steven bud dan ski because i enjoyed this book so much budiansky. It was such an impressive accomplishment to write this book. Stephen had to delve deep into mathematics, linguistics, engineering, as well as the technical history of codemaking and codebreaking. From those early electric calculating machines that allen touring was instrumental about, that were used during the Second World War. So much of this is local history, or at least the Second World War part is local history because at that time the nsa was right here on nebraska avenue, where nbc is, and it wasnt until 1957 that they moved out to fort meade. So, in that long history of technology that stephen had to master, he started with those machines that were manufactured by the National Cash Register Company in toledo, oh
That its not okay to just use people because they are dying. Some of the rationale for some of the plutonium experiments and radiation experiments and other injections was that these people are dying and we might as well get some information from them. Being ill and hospitalized did not justify that. You still have to respect them as people. So what are key lessons from the radiation experiments. Ive only scratched the surface. I hope you will go and read more about them, in arlene wilsons book, Jonathan Moreno has a wonderful book on the history of the experiments, these human irradiation experiment books, a lot more detail. One of the lessons is the medicine and the quest for knowledge has to be looked at it the in a specific political, economic, social context. It cant be understood if you take it out of the context. These radiations experiments started in the context of a world war and ended in the context of a cold war which turned quite hot on occasion, which was characterized by
They just do not have at the same level. Partly because i have grown up tied to one another was social media. They do have an experience of reality that is in part much more communityoriented then some of this in the older generation. To that extent they are more focused on issues of justice that they are on issues of self opportunity. That gives me reason for hope. So i think that sense to the extent that science is a force for justice and to the extent that being pro science and be in a nerd is cool especially in that young generation, i think we have a lot to look forward to. Join me and giving a warm thank you. [laughter] [applause]. It please thank al frank as well. [applause]. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] he just asked if i would sign it, actually i will just, here they have some for sale outside and hopefully they will have enough if not i think you can preorder it. I will certainly sit here and sign any copies that you have. Thank you again for coming. I hope you enjoyed
She is interviewed by ted olson, former solicitor general in the george w. Bush administration. Our after Words Program begins at 10 00 p. M. This evening. Ceo and president of the new york times, Mark Thompson sits down with Arianna Huffington to discuss his new book about political language. Its called enough said and we wrap up booktv in primetime at 11 00 p. M. Pulitzer prizewinning historian allen taylor examines the american revolution. Now that all happens tonight on booktv on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] okay let me check the mic first. Did you hear in the back row . Okay comment rates. I am Barbara Meade one of the founders of politics and prose and i just wanted very much to come in and introduce Stephen Budiansky because i enjoyed this book so much. I just thought it was such an impressive accomplishment and to write this book steven had to delve deep into mathematics, linguistics, engineering as well as the technical history of code making and code breaking. From those