Alec Nevala-Lee

Author

Santa Fe Institute

1 standalone talk · 1 total lecture · 1h recorded

History & Humanities

Standalone talks by Alec Nevala-Lee

Self-contained public lectures, keynote addresses, and research seminars.

The Whiz Kids of the Pentagon: Systems Analysis and the Cold War

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History·Public Colloquium

The Whiz Kids of the Pentagon: Systems Analysis and the Cold War

Alec Nevala-Lee·Santa Fe Institute

Examining the influence of systems analysis, pioneered by RAND Corporation recruits, on Cold War strategy and defense policy within the Kennedy administration's Pentagon.