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Author Usdin, Steven T., 1961-

Title Engineering communism : how two Americans spied for Stalin and founded the Soviet Silicon Valley / Steven T. Usdin.

Publication Info. New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-320) and index.
Contents Initiation -- Washington, spring 1940 -- Fort Monmouth, 1940-1942 -- Western Electric, 1942-1945 -- Sperry Gyroscope, 1946-1948 -- Prague, 1950-1955 -- Special laboratory 11, 1956-1962 -- Zelenograd, the Soviet Silicon Valley, 1962-1965 -- Leningrad Design Bureau, 1965-1973 -- The minifab, 1975-1990 -- The strange case of Iozef (Josef) Berg AKA Joel Barr, 1990-1998.
Summary Engineering Communism is the fascinating story of Joel Barr and Alfred Sarant, dedicated Communists and members of the Rosenberg spy ring, who stole information from the United States during World War II, that proved crucial to building the first advanced weapons systems in the USSR. On the brink of arrest, they escaped with KGB's help and eluded American intelligence for decades. Based on extensive interviews with Barr and new archival evidence, Steve Usdin explains why Barr and Sarant became spies, how they obtained military secrets, and how FBI blunders led to their escape. He chronicles their pioneering role in the Soviet computer industry, including their success in convincing Nikita Khrushchev to build a secret Silicon Valley. The book is rich with details of Barr's and Sarant's intriguing and exciting personal lives, their families, as well as their integration into Russian society. Engineering Communism follows the two spies through Sarant's death and Barr's unbelievable return to the United States.
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Subject Berg, Iosef Veniaminovich, 1916-1998.
Berg, Iosef Veniaminovich, 1916-1998.
Staros, Filipp Georgievich, 1918-1979.
Staros, Filipp Georgievich, 1918-1979.
Berg, Iosef Veniaminovich, 1916-1998.
Staros, Filipp Georgievich, 1918-1979.
Spies -- United States -- Biography.
Spies.
United States.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Electrical engineers -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
Electrical engineers.
Soviet Union.
Communists -- United States -- Biography.
Communists.
Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Espionage, Soviet.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Zelenograd (Russia) -- History.
Technology transfer -- Soviet Union.
Technology transfer.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Usdin, Steven T., 1961- Engineering communism. New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2005 0300108745 9780300108743 (DLC) 2005015436 (OCoLC)60697020
ISBN 9780300127959 (electronic book)
0300127952 (electronic book)
9780300108743
0300108745
128172985X
9781281729859