Explosives - Couverture souple

Brown, G I

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752456962 ISBN 13 : 9780752456966

Editeur : The History Press, 2010

Synopsis

The dramatic history of explosives, from the invention of gunpowder to the H-bomb Laying the emphasis on the lives of the people involved, on the diverse uses of explosives, and on their social and historical impact, this entertaining history relates a story of remarkable international and human endeavor. Many of those involved--Roger Bacon, Guy Fawkes, Alfred Nobel, Robert Oppenheimer--are famed worldwide; others, such as C.F. Schonbein, William Bickford, Sir Frederick Abel, and Charles E. Munroe, though less well-known, also played critical roles. Alongside their achievements, this book highlights the uses and impact of explosives in both war and terrorism, and in civil engineering, quarrying, mining, demolition, fireworks manufacture, and shooting for sport. In many cases explosives are seen to have had a significant historical impact as, for example, in the early use of gunpowder in the Civil War, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the worldwide opening up of canals and railways.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

G. I. Brown is the author of Count Rumford and several highly successful chemistry textbooks. Adam Hart-Davis is the author of History: The Definitive Visual Guide, Science: The Definitive Visual Guide, and Why Does a Ball Bounce?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752456962
• ISBN 13: 9780752456966
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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• Personne responsable: non disponible