Description
Nothing ensures the rapid development of new technology like the involvement of the military. From the trebuchet and the cannon to the tank and the ballistic missile, military research programmes have produced the most devastating weapons imaginable, but military masterminds are responsible for a number of surprises along the way as well.
Radar, walkie-talkies and the jet engine are more obvious examples of military inventions that are now in everyday use around the world, but there are plenty of items with which all of us come into contact on a daily basis that have been developed from military technology.
Rod Green describes how the microwave oven in your kitchen, the sat-nav in your car or the Internet that you use every day all owe their existence to the military as he takes us on a highly entertaining voyage of discovery through the world of military inventions ancient and modern.
A highly entertaining voyage of discovery through the world of military inventions ancient and modern many of which have resulted in everyday civilian applications.
About the Author
Rod Green is a journalist and author who has worked for a number of different newspapers and magazines. He has written and contributed to a number of military history titles and takes an avid interest in military technology from the best boots to the biggest bombs. Rod lives in Surrey.
Book Information
ISBN 9781472106650
Author Philip Russell
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Constable
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
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