Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Idyllic Childhood: The Early Years of Omond McKillop Solandt, 1909–1927 20
8. 3 Protégé: Omond Solandt and Charles Best in Toronto and Leningrad, 1927–1935 31
9. 4 Commencement: Solandt, Cambridge, and the Ontario Polio Epidemic, 1936–1939 43
10. 5 First Taste of War: Solandt and the South West London Blood Depot, 1940 52
11. 6 Tank Doctor: Omond Solandt, Director of the Physiological Research Laboratory, Lulworth, 1940–1942 63
12. 7 Managing Science: Omond Solandt and the British Army Operational Research Group, 1943–1945 80
13. 8 Atomic Battlefield: Solandt and the British Mission to Japan, November 1945 102
14. 9 The Only Man for the Job: Omond Solandt and the Origins of the Defence Research Board, 1943–1946 113
15. 10 A Doctor among Soldiers: Solandt, Canada’s First Scientific Chief of Staff, 1946–1956 132
16. 11 A Decade of Leadership: Omond Solandt, Chairman of the Defence Research Board, 1946–1956 159
17. 12 Rockets, Germs, and UFOs: Solandt, the Establishments, and Public Perceptions of the DRB, 1946–1956 180
18. 13 Canada’s Defence Research Diplomat: Solandt and the DRB’s International Connections, 1946–1956 199
19. 14 Atomic Realist: Omond Solandt and Nuclear Weapons, 1945–1955 214
20. 15 Conclusion 235
21. Appendices 247
22. Notes 252
23. Bibliography 327
24. Index 349