Tish Davidson, Scott Davidson

From War Room to Living Room

Everyday Innovations from the Military

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Discover the military origins of more than 45 everyday items and technologies, from duct tape and Kleenex to microwaves and the internet"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781440880520
• ISBN-10: 1440880522
• Artikelnr.: 69972498

Autorenporträt

Tish Davidson is a medical writer specializing in making accurate technical information accessible and enjoyable for a general readership. She is the author of Medical Firsts: Innovations and Milestones That Changed the World (Bloomsbury, 2023), What You Need to Know about Diabetes (Greenwood, 2020), The Vaccine Debate (Greenwood, 2018), and Vaccines: History, Science, and Issues (Greenwood, 2017), as well as numerous books for children.

Inhaltsangabe

Thematic List of Innovations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Aerosol Spray Cans
Ambulances
Atomic Power
Aviator Sunglasses
Blood Banks
Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs
Canned Food
Cheetos
Computers
Digital Photography
Drones
Duct Tape
Encryption
Energy Bars
EpiPen
Freeze-Dried Instant Coffee
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Helmets
Industrial Fertilizer
Internet
Jeeps
Jerry Cans
Jet Engines
Kleenex Facial Tissues
Kotex Sanitary Napkins
M&M Candies
Margarine
Microwave Ovens
Orange Juice Concentrate
Penicillin
Plastic Surgery
Preservative-Free Ham
Protheses
Radar
Rockets
Satellites
Sonar
Standardized Parts
Super Glue
Swiss Army Knife
Synthetic Rubber
Trench Coat
Triage
T-Shirts
WD-40
Yellow Fever Vaccine
About the Authors and Contributors
Index