The Heirs of Archimedes: Science and the Art of War through the Age of Enlightenment (Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 026219516X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 440 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Steele, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University. Dr. Steele has also held research positions at the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, the RAND Corporation, and the Homeland Security Institute.Tamera Dorland, a publications and intellectual-property consultantfor Deloitte, has taught literature and writing courses at UCLA. He has previously taught in the electrical engineering and history departments at UCLA, and in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. . About the Author Brett D
History In It's Finest Review The book progresses into modern Warfare as it shows the development of Canon through out the ages .Interesting to read the synopsis of where and why certain weapons were to be deployed, and ultimately redeveloped for modern battle tactics.Slow reading due to the depth of information on each page,nicely organized.
The integration of scientific knowledge and military power began long before the Manhattan Project. It is the first collaborative scholarly assessment of these early military-scientific relationships, which have been long neglected by scholars both in the history of science and technology and in military history.From a historical perspective, this volume investigates the deep connections between two central manifestations of Western power, examining the military context of the Scientific Revolution and the scientific context of the Military Revolution. The final essays analyze th
Steele has also held research positions at the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology, the RAND Corporation, and the Homeland Security Institute.Tamera Dorland, a publications and intellectual-property consultantfor Deloitte, has taught literature and writing courses at UCLA. . Steele, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Institute for International and Civil Security at Khalifa University. Dr. He has previously taught in the electrical