Encyclopedia Of Military Technology And Innovation

Author : Stephen Bull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313061776

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Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation by Stephen Bull Pdf

From the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present. International in scope, it covers weapons, ammunition, defenses, land vehicles, aircraft, ships, detection, stealth, gear, supplies, weapons of mass destruction, and much more. Whether researching such cutting-edge technologies as the B-2 Stealth Bomber, Patriot Missile, and the Roborat project or such historical topics as forts, Molotov cocktails, or the U-2, Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation is a must-have reference. Warfare and national defense have provided a strong stimulus for technological advances throughout history. This reference provides students and researchers from high school through college, scholars, and the general public essential information, historical perspective, and scientific context to understand better the development, capabilities, and uses of major military technologies. Fifty illustrations, helpful cross-references, a bibliography, and an index help users navigate this reference and supplement their research.

Author : Wim Smit
Publisher : Vu University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015029447623

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Military Technological Innovation and Stability in a Changing World by Wim Smit Pdf

Author : Rosanne Welch,Peg A. Lamphier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1155 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610690942

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Technical Innovation in American History [3 volumes] by Rosanne Welch,Peg A. Lamphier Pdf

From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects of inventions on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest European colonization to the present. Technical Innovation in American History surveys the history of technology, documenting the chronological and thematic connections between specific inventions, technological systems, individuals, and events that have contributed to the history of science and technology in the United States. Covering eras from colonial times to the present day in three chronological volumes, the entries include innovations in fields such as architecture, civil engineering, transportation, energy, mining and oil industries, chemical industries, electronics, computer and information technology, communications (television, radio, and print), agriculture and food technology, and military technology. The A–Z entries address key individuals, events, organizations, and legislation related to themes such as industry, consumer and medical technology, military technology, computer technology, and space science, among others, enabling readers to understand how specific inventions, technological systems, individuals, and events influenced the history, cultural development, and even self-identity of the United States and its people. The information also spotlights how American culture, the U.S. government, and American society have specifically influenced technological development.

Author : Rosanne Welch,Peg A. Lamphier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1440847231

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Technical Innovation in American History by Rosanne Welch,Peg A. Lamphier Pdf

Author : Michael E. O'Hanlon
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0815798946

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Technological Change and the Future of Warfare by Michael E. O'Hanlon Pdf

In light of the spectacular performance of American high-technology weapons in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as well as the phenomenal pace of innovation in the modern computer industry, many defense analysts have posited that we are on the threshold of a revolution in military affairs (RMA). The issue has more than semantic importance. Many RMA proponents have begun to argue for major changes in Pentagon budgetary priorities and even in American foreign policy more generally to free up resources to pursue a transformed U.S. military—and to make sure that other countries do not take advantage of the purported RMA before we do. This book takes a more measured perspective. Beginning with a survey of various types of defense technologies, it argues that while important developments are indeed under way, most impressively in electronics and computer systems, the overall thrust of contemporary military innovation is probably not of a revolutionary magnitude. Some reorientation of U.S. defense dollars is appropriate, largely to improve homeland defense and to take advantage of the promise of modern electronics systems and precision-guided munitions. But radical shifts in U.S. security policy and Pentagon budget priorities appear unwarranted—especially if those shifts would come at the expense of American military engagement in overseas defense missions from Korea to Iraq to Bosnia.

Author : Monte D. Wright,Lawrence J. Paszek
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780898752113

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Science, Technology, and Warfare by Monte D. Wright,Lawrence J. Paszek Pdf

This book, originally published in 1969, discusses the development of the complex relationships between science and technology and warfare from the Renaissance to the 1960s. The nature of warfare has always been largely determined by contemporary technology. Instances of technological change undertaken for the sake of military advantage have also been relatively common in history. The relationships between science and warfare however have been much more variable and ambiguous. "Science, Technology, and Warfare" requires a fourth term to be complete "Management " because the primary military innovator never has been the scientist, technologist, or soldier, but rather the administrative "organizer of victory."

Author : Salem Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1637004702

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Weapons, Warfare and Military Technology, Third Edition by Salem Press Pdf

Author : G. Kurt Piehler
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1921 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781452276328

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Encyclopedia of Military Science by G. Kurt Piehler Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Military Science provides a comprehensive, ready-reference on the organization, traditions, training, purpose, and functions of today’s military. Entries in this four-volume work include coverage of the duties, responsibilities, and authority of military personnel and an understanding of strategies and tactics of the modern military and how they interface with political, social, legal, economic, and technological factors. A large component is devoted to issues of leadership, group dynamics, motivation, problem-solving, and decision making in the military context. Finally, this work also covers recent American military history since the end of the Cold War with a special emphasis on peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, the First Persian Gulf War, the events surrounding 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and how the military has been changing in relation to these events. Click here to read an article on The Daily Beast by Encyclopedia editor G. Kurt Piehler, "Why Don't We Build Statues For Our War Heroes Anymore?"

Author : Matthew C. Ford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 1849046506

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Weapon of Choice by Matthew C. Ford Pdf

The choice of weapons used by armies has often been determined as much by politics, the machinations of the arms industry and a race to innovate, as it has by military expediency.

Author : Nicholas D. Evans
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0131440217

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Military Gadgets by Nicholas D. Evans Pdf

Coalition soldiers in the war in Iraq had access to the most extraordinary array of high-tech weapons ever created. 'Military Gadgets' introduces over 100 of today's most exciting and advanced military technologies.

Author : Williamson R. Murray,Allan R. Millett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521637600

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Military Innovation in the Interwar Period by Williamson R. Murray,Allan R. Millett Pdf

A study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s.

Author : Dima Adamsky,Kjell Inge Bjerga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : 1138107239

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Contemporary Military Innovation by Dima Adamsky,Kjell Inge Bjerga Pdf

This book explores contemporary military innovation, with a particular focus on the balance between anticipation and adaption. The volume examines contemporary military thought and the doctrine that evolved around the thesis of a transformation in the character of war. Known as the Information-Technology Revolution in Military Affairs (IT-RMA), this innovation served as an intellectual foundation for the US defence transformation from the 1990s onwards. Since the mid-1990s, professional ideas generated within the American defence milieu have been further disseminated to military communities across the globe, with huge impact on the conduct of warfare. With chapters written by leading scholars in this field, this work sheds light on RMAs in general and the IT-RMA in the US, in particular. The authors analyse how military practice and doctrines were developed on the basis of the IT-RMA ideas, how they were disseminated, and the implications of them in several countries and conflicts around the world. This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, defence studies, war and technology, and security studies in general.

Author : R. O'Meara,Linden Peach
Publisher : Springer
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137449177

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Governing Military Technologies in the 21st Century: Ethics and Operations by R. O'Meara,Linden Peach Pdf

Governing Military Technologies in the 21st Century is one of the first books to tackle the big five technological threats all in one place: nanotech, robotics, cyberwar, human enhancement, and, non-lethal weapons, weaving a historical, legal, and sociopolitical fabric into a discussion of their development, deployment, and, potential regulation.

Author : Alfred J. Andrea Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 8025 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851099306

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World History Encyclopedia [21 volumes] by Alfred J. Andrea Ph.D. Pdf

An unprecedented undertaking by academics reflecting an extraordinary vision of world history, this landmark multivolume encyclopedia focuses on specific themes of human development across cultures era by era, providing the most in-depth, expansive presentation available of the development of humanity from a global perspective. Well-known and widely respected historians worked together to create and guide the project in order to offer the most up-to-date visions available. A monumental undertaking. A stunning academic achievement. ABC-CLIO's World History Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive work to take a large-scale thematic look at the human species worldwide. Comprised of 21 volumes covering 9 eras, an introductory volume, and an index, it charts the extraordinary journey of humankind, revealing crucial connections among civilizations in different regions through the ages. Within each era, the encyclopedia highlights pivotal interactions and exchanges among cultures within eight broad thematic categories: population and environment, society and culture, migration and travel, politics and statecraft, economics and trade, conflict and cooperation, thought and religion, science and technology. Aligned to national history standards and packed with images, primary resources, current citations, and extensive teaching and learning support, the World History Encyclopedia gives students, educators, researchers, and interested general readers a means of navigating the broad sweep of history unlike any ever published.

Author : Matthew Evangelista
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015009973317

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Innovation and the Arms Race by Matthew Evangelista Pdf

Evangelista provides a new framework for analyzing U.S. and Soviet innovations in weapons technology. In America, development is generated from the bottom up with scientists providing the initial impetus. Soviet weapons innovation occurs from the top down, as soviet leaders react to external forces, particularly American initiatives. With current weapons programs such as the Strategic Defense Initiative, the author sees opportunities for arms control. The United States must recognize that technological innovation is no guarantee of security. The Soviet Union must decide not to match American innovation. ISBN 0-8014-2165-9: $32.95.