National military establishments and the advancement of science and technology : studies in 20th century history / edited by Paul Forman and José M. Sánchez-Ron.

Other author Forman, Paul.
Other author Sánchez Ron, José M. (José Manuel)
Format Book
Publication InfoDordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1996.
Descriptionxiv, 340 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Military research--History. --20th century.
Discoveries in science--History. --20th century.
Technological innovations--History. --20th century.

SeriesBoston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 180
Boston studies in the philosophy of science v. 180. ^A4758
Contents British scientific intellectuals and the relations of science, technology, and war / D.E.H. Edgerton -- Telephone technology and its interaction with science and the military, ca. 1900-1930 / H. Kragh -- Theoretical physicists at war : Sommerfield students in Germany and as emigrants / M. Eckert -- Mathematics and war : Germany, 1900-1945 / H. Mehrtens -- On the military and the exact sciences in France / L. Pyenson -- Army and science in Argentina : 1850-1950 / E.L. Ortiz -- Nuclear energy in Spain : from Hiroshima to the sixties / J. Ordoñez and J.M. Sánchez-Ron --The tools of science : radio, rockets, and the science of naval warfare / B. Hevly -- The military origins of the space sciences in the American V-2 era / D.H. Devorkin -- Into quantum electronics : the maser as 'gadget' of Cold-War America / P. Forman.
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Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 95017492
ISBN0792335414 (hb : alk. paper)