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The Invention That Changed the World

The Invention That Changed the World

by RobertBuderi (Author)

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    Paperback 1998

    $4.46
Synopsis

In 1940, a team of British scientists arrived in Washington bearing Britain's most closely guarded technological secrets - including the cavity magnetron, a revolutionary new source of microwave energy. Its arrival triggered the most dramatic mobilization of science in history, as America's top scientists enlisted to convert the invention into a potent military weapon. Microwave radars eventually helped destroy Japanese warships and Nazi buzz bombs, and enabled Allied bombers to see through cloud cover. After the war, the work of the radar veterans continues to affect our lives - controlling air traffic, forecasting the weather and providing physicians with powerful diagnostic tools. With anecdotes and revelations, this work explores the work of the scientists who created a winning weapon and changed the world forever.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 576
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Abacus
Published: 02 Jul 1998
ISBN 10: 0349110689
ISBN 13: 9780349110684

Media Reviews
'From the ashes of the Second World War there have emerged two great technological thrillers: Richard Rhodes' 'THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB and this.' THE NEW YORKER

'Reads as compellingly as the best spy fiction A fascinating story well-told.' KIRKUS REVIEWS

'Masterly Buderi cannot be praised too highly for producing a scholarly and well-researched book which is also enjoyable to read.' NEW SCIENTIST

'Excellent, highly readable Buderi has carried through and ambitious enterprise very well. The book merits a broad readership and should endure as a semi-popular classic.' NATURE

'A vigorous history.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

'Robert Buderi's fast-paced account of the radar project conveys the excitement of the wartime endeavour without getting bogged down in the details of agencies, industrial programs and model numbers As a popular history of technology, the book is doubly welcome.' THE SCIENCES

'Much of our view of the technological achievements emerging from World War II is driven by nuclear fetishism, but a more fundamental truth is revealed in the subtitle to this remarkable book [a] captivating tale a fascinating history.' LIBRARY JOURNAL

'The boldness of the title is no exaggeration; indeed it could be lengthened to 'The Invention that Saved and Changed the World' Robert Buderi tells [the scientists] story with skill, power and insight- and best of
Author Bio
Robert Buderi is the former Technology Editor for BusinessWeek. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.