Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon |
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| Author:
| HECHT, |
| ISBN: | 978-1-63388-460-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
| Publisher: | Prometheus Books, Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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The laser--a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century--quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate weapon. Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht tells the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they exerted Herculean though often futile efforts to adapt the ......
The laser--a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century--quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate weapon. Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht tells the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they exerted Herculean though often futile efforts to adapt the ......