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Instrumental in war : science, research, and instruments between knowledge and the world /
Scientific research and instrumentation are crucial for military action today but they have not always been so. This collection investigates 500 years of the relationship between warfare, research, and instruments - both physical and intellectual - to understand this interaction. With U.S., English...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Brill,
2005.
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| Colección: | History of warfare ;
v. 28. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Scientific research and instrumentation are crucial for military action today but they have not always been so. This collection investigates 500 years of the relationship between warfare, research, and instruments - both physical and intellectual - to understand this interaction. With U.S., English and French examples, contributors provide examples from army and naval history to show how governments and individuals made warfare scientific, developing instruments, stations, and organizations that furthered the cause. Some developments directly aided war efforts; others were parts of 'normal science' in peacetime; and others were relatively ineffective in directly bringing about military change. These developmental histories shed light on the origins of modern scientific warfare. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 414 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781429452779 1429452773 1280867671 9781280867675 9786610867677 6610867674 9047407032 9789047407034 1433706830 9781433706837 |
| ISSN: | 1385-7827 ; |