INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0743285298 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Call number |
355.02 WH FR |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Authors |
White, Michael, |
Dates |
1959- |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The fruits of war : |
Subtitle |
how military conflict accelerates technology / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Michael White. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication |
London : |
Publisher |
Simon & Schuster, |
Date |
2005. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
viii, 374 p. : ; |
Size |
24 cm. |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references: p. [360]-366. "Almost every appliance and innovation we take for granted in twenty-first-century life has come from technologies developed as a result of war. The list is huge and wide-ranging, touching on inventions and procedures of enormous diversity, from microwave ovens to television and radio; contact lenses to computers; the Internet to open-heart surgery. By considering seven of the most important developments in the history of technology and science, Michael White reveals how so much of the modern technological world has come to us through the silver-lining in the black cloud of war."--BOOK JACKET. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Military art and science |
General |
History |
Chronological |
20th century. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical Heading |
Military art and science |
General |
Technological innovations. |
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/ap4u8vw7yrwuckctej3xha0ouw03s8wd |
Public note |
Location Map |
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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53739 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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53740 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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22610 |