National Military Establishments and the Advancement of Science and Technology : Studies in 20th Century History

Forman, Paul (edit.) & Sanchez-Ron, Jose M. (edit.)

ISBN 10: 0792335414 / ISBN 13: 9780792335412

Published by Kluwer Academic Pub., 1996

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A 1st ed. very good+ hardcover (cloth-bound) with very good DJ, minor signs of wear on DJ as in image, text/block tight clean (image_2), inscribed by P. Forman . 340p. 24,5x16,5cm. 850gr. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science vol. 180. Notice: Has increased shipping cost due to size & weight (0,85kg.). Look up "Shipping terms". Hardcover with DJ (cloth-bound).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: National Military Establishments and the Advancement of Science and Technology : Studies in 20th Century History
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792335414
• ISBN 13: 9780792335412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Technology
  • Science
  • History

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Synopsis

Historical studies of the role of military agencies and considerations of military power in the promotion of science and technology have burgeoned since the early 1980s. Initially, such studies focused chiefly on the enormous expansion of physical research in the United States in the two decades following the Second World War. More recently it has become clear - and this collection of essays contributes importantly to that recognition - that a decisive influence of military factors upon the development of science and technology is by no means limited to the United States or to that one period. The great strength of this collection - apart from the quality and originality of the contributions - is the range of the national military and scientific cultures considered: Argentina, Britain, France, USA, and, especially, Germany and Spain.