Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945

(Part of the Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology Series)

by William M. McBride

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Winner, Engineer-Historian Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Navies have always been technologically sophisticated, from the ancient world's trireme galleys and the Age of Sail's ships-of-the-line to the dreadnoughts of World War I and today's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. Yet each large technical innovation has met with resistance and even hostility from those officers who, adhering to a familiar...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801864860

ISBN13:9780801864865

Release Date:December 2000

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Age Range:22 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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History Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Transportation

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