Brodie, Bernard, 1910-1978

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Bernard Brodie was born in Chicago, IL, on May 20, 1910; Ph. D, Univ. of Chicago, 1940; instructor at Dartmouth, 1941-43; assoc. professor and later Director of Graduate Studies, Yale, 1945-51; senior staff member, Rand Corporation, 1951-66; professor of political science, UCLA, 1966-77; technical expert, UN conference, San Francisco, CA, 1945; fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; author of various books, including: Sea power in the machine age (1941), A guide to naval strategy (1944), The absolute weapon (1946), Strategy in the missile age (1959), From cross-bow to H-bomb (1973), Escalation and the nuclear option (1966), and War and politics (1973); died Nov. 24, 1978.

From the description of Papers, 1931-1978. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38272889

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Bernard Brodie was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 20, 1910; Ph.D, University of Chicago, 1940; instructor at Dartmouth, 1941-43; associate professor and later Director of Graduate Studies, Yale, 1945-51; senior staff member, Rand Corporation, 1951-66; professor of political science, UCLA, 1966-77; technical expert, UN conference, San Francisco, California, 1945; fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; author of various books, including: Sea power in the machine age (1941), A guide to naval strategy (1944), The absolute weapon (1946), Strategy in the missile age (1959), From cross-bow to H-bomb (1973), Escalation and the nuclear option (1966), and War and politics (1973); died November 24, 1978.

From the guide to the Bernard Brodie Papers, 1931-1978, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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referencedIn Sherman Kent papers, 1763-1991, 1918-1986 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Kent, Sherman. Sherman Kent papers, 1763-1991 (inclusive), 1918-1986 (bulk). Yale University Library
creatorOf Brodie, Bernard, 1910-1978. Papers, 1931-1978. University of California, Los Angeles
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Birth 1910-05-20

Death 1978-11-24

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