National Military Establishments and the Advancement of Science and Technology
Subtitle: Studies in 20th Century History (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science)
Contributors: P. Forman (Editor); José M. Sánchez-Ron (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780792335412
Subjects: History Of Science; Politics/International Relations; Military - General; Military History - Modern; Sociology; Political Science; Science; Argentina; Germany; Spain; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; History; Philosophy & Social Aspects; History-Military - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Science / History; Science-Philosophy & Social Aspects; Discoveries in science; Technological innovations; History & Theory - General; 20th century; Military research
Description: Historical studies of the role of military agencies and considerations of military power in the promotion of science and technology have burgeoned since the early 1980s. Initially, such studies focused chiefly on the enormous expansion of physical research in the United States in the two decades following the Second World War.

More recently it has become clear - and this collection of essays contribute immediately to that recognition - that a decisive influence of military factors upon the development of science and technology is by no means limited to the United States or to that one period.

The great strength of this collection - apart from the quality and originality of the contributions - is the range of the national military and scientific cultures considered: Argentina, Britain, France, USA, and especially, Germany and Spain.