Bibliograph

Lasers, death rays, and the long, strange quest for the ultimate weapon, Jeff Hecht

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Lasers, death rays, and the long, strange quest for the ultimate weapon, Jeff Hecht

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-279) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lasers, death rays, and the long, strange quest for the ultimate weapon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jeff Hecht

Table Of Contents

Death rays: from thunder gods to mad scientists -- How the Pentagon almost invented the laser -- The incredible rocket-engine laser -- Space lasers on the high frontier -- The "Star Wars" wars -- The airborne laser gets off the ground -- Back to the battlefield against insurgents -- Laser weapons go solid-state -- The quest for the ultimate weapon

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