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A pioneer of connection : recovering the life and work of Oliver Lodge / / edited by James Mussell and Graeme Gooday |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : , : Pittsburgh University Press, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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1 online resource (viii, 291 pages) : : illustrations |
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Science and culture in the nineteenth century |
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Scientists - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction. Oliver Lodge : continuity and communication / James Mussell and Graeme Gooday -- Communication, (dis)continuities, and cultural contestation in Sir Oliver Lodge's past years / David Amigoni -- Becoming Sir Oliver Lodge : the Liverpool years, 1881-1900 / Peter Rowlands -- Lodge in Birmingham : pure and applied science in the new university, 1900-1914 / Di Drummond -- The alternative path : Oliver Lodge's lightning lectures and the discovery of electromagnetic waves / Bruce J. Hunt -- Lodge and mathematics : counting beans, the meaning of symbols, and Einstein's blindfold / Matthew Stanley -- The retiring popularizer : lodge, cosmic evolution, and the new physics / Bernard Lightman -- The forgotten celebrity of modern physics / Imogen Clarke -- Glorifying mechanism : Oliver Lodge and the problems of ether, mind, and matter / Richard Noakes -- The case of Fletcher : shell shock, spiritualism, and Oliver Lodge's Raymond / Christine Ferguson -- Beyond Raymond : the theology of spiritualism and the changing landscape of the afterlife in the Church of England / Georgina Byrne -- Oliver Lodge's ether and the birth of British Broadcasting / David Hendy -- "Body separates: spirit unites" : Oliver Lodge and the mediating body / James Mussell. |
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Sir Oliver Lodge was a polymathic scientific figure who linked the Victorian Age with the Second World War, a reassuring figure of continuity across his long life and career. A physicist and spiritualist, inventor and educator, author and authority, he was one of the most |
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famous public figures of British science in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A pioneer in the invention of wireless communication and later of radio broadcasting, he was foundational for twentieth-century media technology and a tireless communicator who wrote upon and debated many of the pressing interests of the day in the sciences and far beyond. Yet since his death, Lodge has been marginalized. By uncovering the many aspects of his life and career, and the changing dynamics of scientific authority in an era of specialization, contributors to this volume reveal how figures like Lodge fell out of view as technical experts came to dominate the public understanding of science in the second half of the twentieth century. They account for why he was so greatly cherished by many of his contemporaries, examine the reasons for his eclipse, and consider what Lodge, a century on, might teach us about taking a more integrated approach to key scientific controversies of the day. |
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UNINA9910163185203321 |
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O'Shaughnessy Jr L. T. C. Edward J |
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The Evolution of the Armored Force, 1920-1940 |
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TBD : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (50 p.) |
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Tank warfare |
Armored troops |
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Title page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DEMISE OF THE TANK CORPS -- INFANTRY-TANKS -- AN EXTERNAL CATALYST -- THE EXPERIMENTAL MECHANIZED FORCE -- A NEW AND PERMANENT MECHANIZED FORCE -- THE MECHANIZED |
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FORCE BECOMES CAVALRY -- THE FATE OF INFANTRY-TANKS -- THE SECOND EXTERNAL CATALYST -- THE ARMORED FORCE -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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In armored force circles the inter-war years are sometimes referred to as the "lean years." The abolishment of the separate Tank Corps in 1920, the Depression Era budget constraints and a lack of national strategic vision have caused a mistaken belief that little attention was paid to the development of armored force structure and doctrine in this critical time period. In fact the evidence points to the contrary. Rather than development by a kick start in 1940, the evidence illustrates an evolution of armored doctrine and force structure. The process started immediately upon return from World War I by a core of tank visionaries and advocates. The fruits of their labors were realized in 1940 when war demanded the rapid fielding of armored divisions. The fact that fourteen divisions were fielded in four years, when none had existed previously, is testimony to their efforts. This paper is told from their perspective. In the face of significant institutional obstacles these tank advocates responded to a higher calling. The inter-war period has parallels for us today. Once again we have declared victory, are downsizing our force structure and slashing our defense budget. Will we retain and encourage within our ranks visionaries and advocates to prepare our military for future conflict as we enter a new "lean years" era? |
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