The era of experiments and the age of wonder : scientific expansion from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries : proceedings of the symposium in honor of the reopening of the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, and the Smithsonian Libraries' Resident Scholar Program / / edited by Lilla Vekerdy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 87 pages) : illustrations |
Collana | A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge |
Soggetto topico |
Science - History - 17th century
Science - History - 18th century Science - History - 19th century Technology - History - 17th century Technology - History - 18th century Technology - History - 19th century Communication in learning and scholarship |
Soggetto genere / forma | Conference papers and proceedings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Era of experiments and the age of wonder |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704044903321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, , 2015 | ||
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War in the age of technology [[electronic resource] ] : myriad faces of modern armed conflict / / edited by Geoffrey Jensen and Andrew Wiest |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JensenGeoffrey <1965->
WiestAndrew A |
Collana | The world of war |
Soggetto topico |
War
Military art and science - History - 18th century Military art and science - History - 19th century Military art and science - History - 20th century Technology - History - 18th century Technology - History - 19th century Technology - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8147-4386-2
0-585-43460-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; acknowledgments; Introduction: The Meaning of War in a Technological Age; part i: Technology and the Military: On and Off the Battlefield; 1. Infantry Armament and the Perception of Tactical Need, 1789-1918; 2. Technology, Industry, and War, 1945-1991; 3. The Impact of Communications and the Media on the Art of War since 1815; part ii: The Myriad Faces of Total War; 4. The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front,1914-18: A Case Study in the Importance of the"Human Factor" in Twentieth-Century Total War; 5. Not All Beer and Skittles? Everyday Life and Leisure on the Western Front
6. The Indian Corps on the Western Front:A Reconsideration 7. The Somme in British History; 8. The Elusive Victory: The BEF and the Operational Level of War, September 1918; 9. Scientists at War: The Development of Radar and Jet Propulsion in Britain; 10. War and Black Memory: World War II and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement; part iii: The Nuclear Age: Myriad Faces of Limited War; 11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Legacy of War; 12. Iraq: A Third-World Superpower?; 13. Russia and Warfare in the Postindustrial Age; contributors; index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455669903321 |
New York, : New York University Press, c2001 | ||
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War in the age of technology [[electronic resource] ] : myriad faces of modern armed conflict / / edited by Geoffrey Jensen and Andrew Wiest |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JensenGeoffrey <1965->
WiestAndrew A |
Collana | The world of war |
Soggetto topico |
War
Military art and science - History - 18th century Military art and science - History - 19th century Military art and science - History - 20th century Technology - History - 18th century Technology - History - 19th century Technology - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
0-8147-4386-2
0-585-43460-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; acknowledgments; Introduction: The Meaning of War in a Technological Age; part i: Technology and the Military: On and Off the Battlefield; 1. Infantry Armament and the Perception of Tactical Need, 1789-1918; 2. Technology, Industry, and War, 1945-1991; 3. The Impact of Communications and the Media on the Art of War since 1815; part ii: The Myriad Faces of Total War; 4. The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front,1914-18: A Case Study in the Importance of the"Human Factor" in Twentieth-Century Total War; 5. Not All Beer and Skittles? Everyday Life and Leisure on the Western Front
6. The Indian Corps on the Western Front:A Reconsideration 7. The Somme in British History; 8. The Elusive Victory: The BEF and the Operational Level of War, September 1918; 9. Scientists at War: The Development of Radar and Jet Propulsion in Britain; 10. War and Black Memory: World War II and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement; part iii: The Nuclear Age: Myriad Faces of Limited War; 11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Legacy of War; 12. Iraq: A Third-World Superpower?; 13. Russia and Warfare in the Postindustrial Age; contributors; index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780179203321 |
New York, : New York University Press, c2001 | ||
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War in the age of technology [[electronic resource] ] : myriad faces of modern armed conflict / / edited by Geoffrey Jensen and Andrew Wiest |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.02 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JensenGeoffrey <1965->
WiestAndrew A |
Collana | The world of war |
Soggetto topico |
War
Military art and science - History - 18th century Military art and science - History - 19th century Military art and science - History - 20th century Technology - History - 18th century Technology - History - 19th century Technology - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
0-8147-4386-2
0-585-43460-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; acknowledgments; Introduction: The Meaning of War in a Technological Age; part i: Technology and the Military: On and Off the Battlefield; 1. Infantry Armament and the Perception of Tactical Need, 1789-1918; 2. Technology, Industry, and War, 1945-1991; 3. The Impact of Communications and the Media on the Art of War since 1815; part ii: The Myriad Faces of Total War; 4. The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front,1914-18: A Case Study in the Importance of the"Human Factor" in Twentieth-Century Total War; 5. Not All Beer and Skittles? Everyday Life and Leisure on the Western Front
6. The Indian Corps on the Western Front:A Reconsideration 7. The Somme in British History; 8. The Elusive Victory: The BEF and the Operational Level of War, September 1918; 9. Scientists at War: The Development of Radar and Jet Propulsion in Britain; 10. War and Black Memory: World War II and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement; part iii: The Nuclear Age: Myriad Faces of Limited War; 11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Legacy of War; 12. Iraq: A Third-World Superpower?; 13. Russia and Warfare in the Postindustrial Age; contributors; index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822970503321 |
New York, : New York University Press, c2001 | ||
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