The Science of War : Canadian Scientists and Allied Military Technology during the Second World War /

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"The Second World War, with its emphasis on innovative weapons and defence technology, brought about massive changes in the role of scientists in Canada, the United States, and Great Britain. This book explains how and why Canada was able to play in the big leagues of military technology, parti...

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Autor principal: Avery, Donald, 1938- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 1998.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Wetenschapsbeoefenaars.
Militaire technologie.
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Naturwissenschaftler
Militärtechnik
Technology.
Science.
Military weapons > Research.
Military research.
Military weapons.
HISTORY > Military > Weapons.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Armes de guerre > Recherche > Canada.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Canada > Technologie.
Armes de guerre > Canada > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Canada.
Recherche militaire > Canada > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Technologie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Sciences > Canada.
World War, 1939-1945 > Canada.
Military weapons > Canada > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Technology.
Military weapons > Research > Canada.
Military research > Canada > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Canada > Technology.
World War, 1939-1945 > Science > Canada.
Kanada.
Kanada
Canada.
Livres numeriques.
History.
e-books.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Canada's Defence Scientists: Organizing for War, 1938-1940
  • 2. Building the Defence Science Alliance, 1940-1943
  • 3. Radar Research and Allied Cooperation, 1940-1945
  • 4. Weapons Systems: Proximity Fuses and RDX
  • 5. Chemical Warfare Planning, 1939-1945
  • 6. Canadian Biological and Toxin Warfare Research: Development and Planning, 1939-1945
  • 7. Atomic Research: The Montreal Laboratory, 1942-1946
  • 8. Secrets, Security, and Spies, 1939-1945
  • 9. Scientists, National Security, and the Cold War
  • Appendix 1. Major Military, Political, and Scientific Events
  • Appendix 2. Brief Biographical Sketches.

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