Weapons grade : how modern warfare gave birth to our high-tech world

Weapons grade : how modern warfare gave birth to our high-tech world / David Hambling.

Author/creator	Hambling, David
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Carroll & Graf, 2005.
Description	xiv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Military art and science. High technology industries--Military aspects. Economic conversion.

Contents	Rocket science : V-2 to E4 -- Air raids to airliners -- Computing : codebreaking to netsurfing -- Death rays to DVDs -- Ultimate power -- Flights of fancy -- UFOs and secret technology -- The next computing revolution -- Non-lethal death rays -- Vortex rings -- Mach 10 airliners and space tourism -- Information warfare -- Catching new waves -- Robots in the air -- Tools for terrorists -- Nanotechnology : the future is small.
Bibliography note	Includes Bibliographical references (p. 393-394) and index.
ISBN	0786715618 :

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	U42 .H35 2005	✔ Available	Place Hold