Instrumental in War : : Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World / / edited by Steven Walton.

• Superior document: History of Warfare ; 28
• TeilnehmendeR: Walton, Steven,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: History of Warfare ; 28.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Science, Research, and Instruments Between Knowledge and the World
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1280867671; 9786610867677; 1429452773; 9047407032; 1433706830
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Steven Walton.

Scientific research and instrumentation are crucial for military action today but they have not always been so. This collection investigates 500 years of the relationship between warfare, research, and instruments - both physical and intellectual - to understand this interaction. With U.S., English and French examples, contributors provide examples from army and naval history to show how governments and individuals made warfare scientific, developing instruments, stations, and organizations that furthered the cause. Some developments directly aided war efforts; others were parts of 'normal science' in peacetime; and others were relatively ineffective in directly bringing about military change. These developmental histories shed light on the origins of modern scientific warfare. Contributors: Steven A. Walton; William A. Lynch; Jamel Ostwald; Seymour H. Mauskopf ; James R. Fleming; Gerard P. Scharfenberger; William M. McBride; David Alan Grier; Sebastien Soubiran; Kenton Kroker; Deborah J. Warner; Peter Galison.