Thomas takes us behind the scenes, to the experts' offices and field laboratories, where new sciences of decision making were developed. He excels in revealing the diversity of such sciences, and adds welcome and convincing detail to the story of the warfare state. -- Jon Agar, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University College London; author of Science in the Twentieth Century and Beyond A fascinating account that challenges some widely held views about the sciences of policy in the mid-twentieth century. Cross-disciplinary in its scope, this book covers material that is important for historians of economics and other social sciences as well as for historians of science and technology -- Roger E. Backhouse, Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics, University of Birmingham Rational Action explores the history of one of the most significant political and scientific developments of the past century. Overall, a fascinating account of the intersection of history, politics, science, and mathematics. -- Paul E. Ceruzzi, Chairman, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
William Thomas is a Senior Historian at History Associates, Inc., in Rockville, Maryland.
This scholarly yet captivating volume is most welcome.—Science and
Public Policy
Rational Action will be of interest to historians of postwar
science, economics, and business, and a welcomed challenge for
science studies scholars.—Journal of the History of the Behavioral
Sciences
As befits the author's impressive educational and professional
background, Rational Action is scholarly, elegantly written, and
well organized.—Interfaces
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