Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon

by Jeff Hecht

Book Overview

The whole story of laser weapons with a focus on its many interesting characters and sometimes bizarre schemes The laser--a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century--quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate weapon. Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht tells the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they exerted Herculean though often futile efforts to adapt...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633884600
• ISBN13: 9781633884601
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"