The invention that changed the world: (Record no. 11364)

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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)
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total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
    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