
Автор: Jeff Hecht
Издательство: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1633884600
Год: 2019
Страниц: 306
Язык: английский
Формат: epub, pdf (conv)
Размер: 10.15 MB
The whole story of laser weapons with a focus on its many interesting characters and sometimes bizarre schemes. 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 laser for military uses. From the 1950s' sci-fi vision of the "death ray," through the Reagan administration's "Star Wars" missile defense system, to more promising developments today, Hecht provides an entertaining history.