The invention that changed the world: (Record no. 11364)
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fixed length control field | 00995cam a2200133 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0316907154 (hbk.) |
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | BUDERI Robert |
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The invention that changed the world: |
Remainder of title | the story of radar from war to peace |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Little, Brown, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1997 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 575p. |
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Brimming with telling anecdotes and suprising revelations, this book brings to life the exciting, largely untold story of the scientist who not only created a winning weapon but also changed our world for ever.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 mobilisation of science in history, as America's top scientists enlisted to convert the invention into a potent military weapon. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | MICROWAVE RADARS |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 0003059 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 11/03/1998 | 1 | 623.7348 BUD | 0003059 | 29/11/2022 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |