Weapons: Designing the Tools of War (Innovators)
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1881508609 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Hiram Maxim and the machine gun, and Ernest Swinton and the tank.
An excellent overview. Jason Richie's Weapons: Designing The Tools Of War covers the history of weapons design and weapons use in war, examining how early weaponry paved the way for weapons of the future. Historical photos and illustrations in black and white provide an excellent overview.
From School Library Journal Grade 7-10-This history of the development of various kinds of weapons doubles as a biography of their inventors/innovators. Richie looks at David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Robert Whitehead and the torpedo, Hiram Maxim and the automatic machine gun, Ernest Swinton and the tank, and Walter Dornberger and Wernher von Braun and the ballistic missile. The author concludes with an interesting discussion about the future of modern warfare and the deterrent effect today's weapons have on the world. Some of this information is available elsewhere, but this is a good single source.Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. . The book is liberally illust