But Nye tells VOA that while the power of U.S.ideas and its ability "to deter Soviet aggression" are essential to understanding the end of the Cold War, neither are root causes.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

One thing I'd like to stress is that the history of technology is sometimes a history of very glamorous, unobvious ideas like nuclear power.

我想强调的一件事是,技术发展史有时是一种,令人着迷的潜藏的智慧发展史,就像核动力一样。

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