The Amazing Weapons That Never Were
Robots, Flying Tanks, & Other Machines of War
New York : Hearst Books, [2012]
Format: Book
Description: 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Between 1910 and 1970, scientists and military experts made hundreds of predictions in Popular Mechanics about the future of warfare. Some of those prophecies were downright nuts, while others veered eerily close to reality. This collection of vintage articles, with their stunning original art, will spark the imagination of every military buff, retrophile, and futurist. And the jacket unfolds into an amazing 24" x 19" poster of fantastic machines, blasters, and flying tanks. Astrophysics professor, science-fiction author, and NASA advisor Gregory Benford provides an introduction to every chapter.
Contents:
Future wars with weapons of wonder -- The control of electric brains -- Airplanes will replace cavalry -- At home on land or water -- Television educates the home guard -- Atomic power for peace.
Subjects:
Military weapons -- Forecasting -- History.
Military research -- Forecasting -- History.
Forecasting -- History.
Military weapons -- Forecasting -- History.
Military research -- Forecasting -- History.
Forecasting -- History.
ISBN:
9781588168627
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TECH Ben | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |