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The War Scientists: The Brains Behind Military Technologies of Destruction and Defense
The War Scientists The Brains Behind Military Technologies of Destruction and Defense Author:Thomas J. Craughwell The War Scientists puts inventors of world-changing military technologies under the microscope. In doing so, it reveals the faces behind these innovations. Craughwell examines their motivations, loyalties and passions, and sets out to investigate why they used their intellect in the service of war. The War Scientists discusses the scientists'... more » personalities, education and ethics. It examines the impact of these inventions, as well as their place in scientific progress and integration into mainstream technology. The stories told represent the paradox of science, with all its potential for good and evil.
Beginning in the third century BC and bringing us up to modern times, The War Scientists presents 25 fascinating true stories.« less