Springer International Publishing

Springer International Publishing

English

“This book represents an important contribution to the history of General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG) studies. Scholars with an interest in the physical sciences will undoubtedly want to explore it in depth, especially since the volume pivots on a provocative argument. … this book admirably shows how the post-war definition of community-building activities helped relativity experts to find ways to share ideas and formulate new research questions.” (Simone Turchetti, Metascience, Vol. 29, 2020)“Lalli details the discussions and arguments in the highly charged political atmosphere clearly and fairly. … This book is not only interesting for its detailed history of the formation of an important international organization, but it is a useful history of the historical time. The interplay between the Western and Eastern scientists exhibits the political struggle to remain civil while accepting the needs and desires of each. This struggle and civility is clearly presented.” (J. N. Goldberg, General Relativity and Gravitation, November 13, 2018)“By mobilizing a fascinating amount of archive materials, a detailed knowledge of the field, and providing many important and far-reaching insights, Lalli’s book is a helpful introduction to the complex field of the institutionalizing of science during that era of the Cold War.” (Adam Tamas Tuboly, International Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 58 (04), 2018)