Book
Instrumental in war: Science, research, and instruments betweeen knowledge and the world (History of warfare)
(2005)
Abstract
Scientific research and instrumentation are crucial for military action today but they have not always been so. This collection investigates 500 years of the relationship between warfare, research, and instruments – both physical and intellectual – to understand this interaction. With U.S., English and French examples, contributors provide examples from army and naval history to show how governments and individuals made warfare scientific, developing instruments, stations, and organizations that furthered the cause. Some developments directly aided war efforts; others were parts of ‘normal science’ in peacetime; and others were relatively ineffective in directly bringing about military change. These developmental histories shed light on the origins of modern scientific warfare.
Contributors: Steven A. Walton; William A. Lynch; Jamel Ostwald; Seymour H. Mauskopf ; James R. Fleming; Gerard P. Scharfenberger; William M. McBride; David Alan Grier; Sebastien Soubiran; Kenton Kroker; Deborah J. Warner; Peter Galison.
Readership: Readers will include military historians, historians of science and technology, and those interested in instrumentation and research. Contributions are accessible to an advanced lay audience.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2005
Editor
Steve Walton
Publisher
Brill Academic Pub
Series
History of Warfare
ISBN
9004142819
Publisher Statement
Publisher's version of record: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=11809115425
Citation Information
Steven A. Walton. Instrumental in war: Science, research, and instruments betweeen knowledge and the world (History of warfare). Vol. 28 (2005) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven-walton/69/