THE GREEKS OF WAR
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More often than not, the nightly news gives us the opportunity to see modem weapons in action. But what few people ever get to see is how these ever more complex and powerful weapons come to be. Phrases like "developed by the Pentagon" or a "Department of Defence project" only hints at the real story—that modem weaponry and defence systems are born of technology developed in private, academic, and government labs that are light years ahead of what the military may be using at any given moment.
This book takes an unprecedented look deep inside these organizations. Author John Edwards has conducted dozens of exclusive, in-depth interviews with scientists and program directors at labs all over the country—the ones with their sleeves rolled up, their computers humming, their minds going places the rest of us don't even know exist. They are, in short, The Geeks of War With detailed accounts and analysis, Edwards looks at the programs and people creating the next generation (and beyond) in:
Tactical systems: battle lasers, robotic sensors, smarter smart bombs, and the use of alternative materials like ceramics, plastics, and clean missile fuel made by genetically altered microbes.
Information, telecommunications, and reconnaissance systems: advances in radio, wireless, database function, portable power, mine detection, weather forecasting, voice navigation, flying robots, weapons guidance systems, and more. .
Health, medicine, and biotechnology: new treatments for wounds, bone generation, personal climate control, and "wearable robots" that allow soldiers to carry enormously heavy loads almost effortlessly.
Vehicles and logistics systems: quiet jet planes and laser-powered craft, high-tech vehicle control and damage assessment, and semi- conductor technologies that allow "waste" heat to be turned into useable energy.
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Book Details
- ISBN: 8182742871
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- Format: Hardback
- Publication Date: 2007
- Number of Pages: 221
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- Publisher: PENTAGON PRESS
- Language: English
- Weight: 0.49 g
