| Description |
v, 218 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ancient truth, the years to 1869 -- The black box takes shape, 1870-1929 -- A painless third degree, 1930-1941 -- The polygraph spreads in Cold War America, 1940s-1950s -- Government use increases, 1960s -- The PSE : a new truth machine, 1970s, part 1 -- Business embraces the truth machine, 1970s, part 2 -- The government blocks the box, 1980s -- The LD survives : new ideas surface, 1990s-2002. |
| Subject |
Lie detectors and detection -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
0786416181 (softcover : alk. paper) |
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