Bibliograph

The physics of war, from arrows to atoms, Barry Parker

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The physics of war, from arrows to atoms, Barry Parker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-310) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The physics of war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

840464928

Responsibility statement

Barry Parker

Sub title

from arrows to atoms

Table Of Contents

Early wars and the beginning of physics -- Basic physics of early weapons -- The rise and fall of the Roman Empire and early English-French wars -- Gunpowder and cannons: the discovery that changed the art of war and the world -- Three men ahead of their time: Da Vinci, Tartaglia, and Galileo -- From early guns to total destruction and discovery -- The impact of the industrial revolution -- Napoleon's weapons and new breakthroughs in physics -- The American Civil War -- Where does the bullet go: ballistics of rifle bullets and cannon shells -- Hey, look ... it flies!: aerodynamics and the first airplanes -- The machine gun war -- World War I -- The invisible rays: the development and use of radio and radar in war -- Sonar and the submarine -- The great war: World War II -- The atomic bomb -- The hydrogen bomb, intercontinental missiles, lasers, and the future

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