TY  - BOOK
AU  - WHITE Michael
TI  - The fruits of war: how military conflict accelerates technology
SN  - 0743220242 (hbk) :
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
KW  - CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS
KW  - TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KW  - WAR AND TECHNOLOGY
KW  - WAR AND CIVILISATION
KW  - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
KW  - DUAL USE TECHNOLOGIES
N2  - 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
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