WHITE Michael <br/><br/>
The fruits of war :  how military conflict accelerates technology/ 
Michael White 
 - London :  Simon & Schuster,  2005 
 - viii, 374 p. 
<br/><br/> Develops the idea that war produces technological advances that also have widespread beneficial applications. Presents a series of studies of different areas ranging from medicine to communications technologies that had their roots in military uses. The conclusion notes that warfare is not the only source of technical developments but military need has poduced more, and more varied, innovations than any other catalyst. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0743220242 (hbk) :  16.99 GBP 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MILITARY TECHNOLOGY--CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS<br/>TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS<br/>WAR AND TECHNOLOGY<br/>WAR AND CIVILISATION<br/>TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER<br/>DUAL USE TECHNOLOGIES