American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology
Hacker, Barton C.; Vining, Margaret
ISBN 10: 0801887720 ISBN 13: 9780801887727
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
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The growth of American engineering and science has affected military technology, organization, and practice from the colonial era to the present day—even as military concerns have influenced, and often funded, domestic engineering programs and scientific development. American Military Technology traces the interplay of technology and science with the armed forces of the United States in terms of what Hacker and Vining view as epochs: 1840–1865, the introduction of modern small arms, steam power, and technology, science, and medicine; 1900–1914, the naval arms race, torpedoes and submarines, and the signal corps and the airplane; and 1965–1971, McNamara's Pentagon, technology in Vietnam, guided missiles, and smart bombs.
The book is an excellent springboard for understanding the complex relationship of science, technology, and war in American history.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:
Barton C. Hacker is the curator of military history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. He has received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal of the Society for the History of Technology and several writing prizes. He has curated major military and naval exhibits at the Smithsonian. Margaret Vining is the curatorial specialist in military history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. She is also secretary-general of the U.S. Commission on Military History. She has curated or co-curated major exhibits on the G.I. in World War II, submarines in the Cold War, and West Point in the making of America.
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Titel: American Military Technology: The Life Story...
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Paperback
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