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Combat Scientists: Creating the Technology that Won the War

Combat Scientists: Creating the Technology that Won the War

John Burchard
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Combat Scientists, first published in 1947 as part of a Science in World War II series, recounts the numerous activities of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. This little-known aspect of the war effort, vital to the Allied victory, developed new weapons such as low-light scopes for rifles, new devices such as radar and vehicles such as the amphibious DUKW, and new techniques, such as how best to clear the Normandy beaches of mines and other obstacles. Combat Scientists also discusses the daunting challenges of how best to organize the research and the scientists, how to quickly get new products onto the battlefield, and how to cut through layers of governmental red-tape. All this in the days before modern computers . Many of the projects provided the foundation for tools of modern warfare such as guided missiles and complex firing systems used to protect naval fleets. This new kindle edition includes 21 pages of illustrations.
Language
English
Pages
418
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Uncommon Valor Press
Release
July 09, 2014

Combat Scientists: Creating the Technology that Won the War

John Burchard
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Combat Scientists, first published in 1947 as part of a Science in World War II series, recounts the numerous activities of the Office of Scientific Research and Development. This little-known aspect of the war effort, vital to the Allied victory, developed new weapons such as low-light scopes for rifles, new devices such as radar and vehicles such as the amphibious DUKW, and new techniques, such as how best to clear the Normandy beaches of mines and other obstacles. Combat Scientists also discusses the daunting challenges of how best to organize the research and the scientists, how to quickly get new products onto the battlefield, and how to cut through layers of governmental red-tape. All this in the days before modern computers . Many of the projects provided the foundation for tools of modern warfare such as guided missiles and complex firing systems used to protect naval fleets. This new kindle edition includes 21 pages of illustrations.
Language
English
Pages
418
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Uncommon Valor Press
Release
July 09, 2014

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