Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library

Your cart is empty.

Accessory to war : the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military / Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang.

By: Tyson, Neil deGrasse [author.]Contributor(s): Lang, Avis [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 576 pages ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780393064445Subject(s): Astronautics, Military -- History | Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History | Astrophysics -- Miscellanea
Contents:
Situational awareness -- A time to kill -- Star power -- Sea power -- Arming the eye -- the ultimate high ground -- Unseen, undetected, unspoken -- Detection stories -- Making war, seeking peace -- Space power -- A time to heal.
Summary: Explores the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, describing how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been used in the service of war, from early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Item type Home library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book A J M Library 868-5076
358.8 TYSO (Browse shelf) Available 38080
Browsing A J M Library 868-5076 shelves, Shelving location: Non Fiction Close shelf browser
355.3 KEEG Intelligence in war : 356.16 Clan Shadow warriors 358.4 JARV Willy Victor and 25 Knot Hole / 358.8 TYSO Accessory to war : 359.009 BEAC The United States Navy : 200 years / 359.009 BORN The admirals : 359.9 Sont Blind man'd bluff

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-549) and index.

Situational awareness -- A time to kill -- Star power -- Sea power -- Arming the eye -- the ultimate high ground -- Unseen, undetected, unspoken -- Detection stories -- Making war, seeking peace -- Space power -- A time to heal.

Explores the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, describing how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been used in the service of war, from early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha