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Trump questionnaire recalls dark history of ideology-driven science

  • Written by Paul N. Edwards, Professor of Information and History, University of Michigan
imageJ. Robert Oppenheimer, often called the 'father of the atomic bomb' who chaired the ancestor of today's Department of Energy, had his security clearance revoked during the 'Red Scare' of the 1950s. AP Photo

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