Secret Gadgets And Strange Gizmos: High-Tech (And Low-Tech) Innovations of the U.S. Military
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Book Description
The relationship between war and scienceas old as the wheelentered a whole new realm with the Civil War, the first truly technological conflict. Secret Gadgets and Strange Gizmos traces this evolving connection from the deadly innovations of the Union and Confederate forces to the top secret, high-tech inventions that are making military history today. Chronicling the hits, the misses, and the important technological advances produced by the U.S. militarys high-tech hubsaviation, wireless communication, the Internet, atomic energy, satellite technology, and space travelthis richly illustrated book takes readers from the ironclads, land mines, and ship-launched hydrogen balloons of the Civil War to the world-changing bombs of the Atomic Age; from the militarys first flirtation with flight to the conquest of space; from the acceleration of wireless communication during World War I to modern innovations like the mob-clearing Banshee grenade and portable medical suites outfitted for front-line surgery.
About the Author
Bill Yenne is the author of more than three dozen books, many on aviation and other historic topics. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Secret Gadgets and Strange Gizmos: High-Tech (and Low-Tech) Innovations of the U.S. Military,Bill Yenne,Zenith Press,0760321159,20th century,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - General,Military - United States,Military art and science,Military history, Modern,Technological innovations,United States,History / General,Military vehicles
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