Ernest Volkman

Science Goes to War

The Search for the Ultimative Weapon, from Greek Fire to Star Wars

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Produktbeschreibung

This absorbing book explores how scientific discoveries have affected military history. Beginning with the invention of gunpowder and Leonardo's secret military science notebooks and moving on to include the world's first gun, WWII code-breaking, sonar, and the Manhattan Project, Science Goes to War reveals that firepower is often no match for brainpower when it comes to the battlefield.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780471410072
• ISBN-10: 0471410071
• Artikelnr.: 10537287

Autorenporträt

ERNEST VOLKMAN is an award-winning journalist and former national correspondent for Newsday covering national security issues. He was a contributing editor for Defense Science and Military Science and Technology magazines and has written for Omni. His previous books include Spies: The Secret Agents Who Changed the Course of History and Espionage: The Greatest Spy Operations of the Twentieth Century, both published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents: Introduction: The Ghost in the Machine 1 "The Valor of Men Is Ended!" 2 Bride of Faith 3 The Dragon's Teeth 4 Outward Bound 5 The Final Argument of Kings 6 Prometheus Unchained 7 The Sorcerer's Apprentices 8 A Thousand Suns 9 The Age of Doom Afterword: Of Microbes and Thunderbolts Sources, Index