Accessory to war : the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military
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Lang, Avis, author.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018].
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9780393064445, 0393064441, 9780393357462
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018].
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Book
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xiv, 576 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780393064445, 0393064441, 9780393357462

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-549) and index.
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"In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. "The overlap is strong, and the knowledge flows in both directions," say the authors, because astrophysicists and military planners care about many of the same things: multi-spectral detection, ranging, tracking, imaging, high ground, nuclear fusion, and access to space. Tyson and Lang call it a "curiously complicit" alliance. "The universe is both the ultimate frontier and the highest of high grounds," they write. "Shared by both space scientists and space warriors, it's a laboratory for one and a battlefield for the other. The explorer wants to understand it; the soldier wants to dominate it. But without the right technology--which is more or less the same technology for both parties--nobody can get to it, operate in it, scrutinize it, dominate it, or use it to their advantage and someone else's disadvantage.""--Dust jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tyson, N. d., & Lang, A. (2018). Accessory to war: the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tyson, Neil deGrasse and Avis, Lang. 2018. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance between Astrophysics and the Military. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tyson, Neil deGrasse and Avis, Lang. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance between Astrophysics and the Military W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tyson, Neil deGrasse,, and Avis Lang. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance between Astrophysics and the Military First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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