Accessory to war : the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military
(Large Print)
Author
Contributors
Lang, Avis, author.
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
ISBN
9781432863814, 1432863819
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Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | LARGE PRINT 358.8 TYS | On Shelf |
Glen Ellyn Public Library - Large Type | 358.8 TYS | On Shelf |
Glenside Public Library District - Large Print | Large Type 355.001 Deg | On Shelf |
Matteson Area Public Library District - Stacks | L.T. 358.8 TYS | On Shelf |
Oak Lawn Public Library - Large Type | LARGE TYPE 355.001523 TYSON | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Astronautics, Military -- History.
Astrophysics -- Miscellanea.
Astrophysics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Civil-military relations -- History.
Large type books.
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History.
Military research -- United States.
Science and state -- United States.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Astrophysics -- Miscellanea.
Astrophysics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Civil-military relations -- History.
Large type books.
Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History.
Military research -- United States.
Science and state -- United States.
Trivia and miscellanea.
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
993 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781432863814, 1432863819
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-990).
Description
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." Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, Tyson and Lang examine the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tyson, N. d., & Lang, A. (2019). Accessory to war: the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyson, Neil deGrasse and Avis, Lang. 2019. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance between Astrophysics and the Military. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage 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 Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tyson, Neil deGrasse,, and Avis Lang. Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance between Astrophysics and the Military Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.
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