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| Secret Gadgets and Strange Gizmos: High-Tech (and Low-Tech) Innovations of the U.S. Military | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill Yenne
Publisher: Zenith Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1161409
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0760321159
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.80973
EAN: 9780760321157
ASIN: 0760321159
Publication Date: January 28, 2006
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Product Description
The relationship between war and sciencea"as old as the wheela"entered a whole new realm with the Civil War, the first truly atechnologicala conflict, as well as in the conflicts that rage across the world today. 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. militaryas high-tech hubsa"aviation, wireless communication, the Internet, atomic energy, satellite technology, and space travela"this 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 militaryas 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.
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A highly recommended pick any military collection should have September 6, 2006
There have been so many books about wars and their weapons that one might wonder at the need for another, but the focus is different, here: Bill Yenne's Secret Gadgets And Strange Gizmos: High-Tech (And Low-tech) Innovations Of The U.S. Military narrows the focus to the secret, behind the scenes and largely forgotten inventions and theories of these wars, surveying some lesser-known weapons and military systems from World War 1 onward. These include the strange 'lobber' missile, spy satellites, night-attack systems and nuclear explosion detection devices. Chapters cover history, manufacture, testing results and more and provide plenty of black and white and color photo embellishment: a highly recommended pick any military collection should have.
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