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Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001 - Tapa dura

Carlisle, Rodney P.

 
9781574411492: Powder and Propellants: Energetic Materials at Indian Head, Maryland, 1890-2001
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ISBN 10: 1574411497 ISBN 13: 9781574411492
Editorial: University of North Texas Press,U.S., 2002

Sinopsis

Powder and Propellants is the story of the U.S. Navy's premier facility for research, development, testing, and evaluation of ""energetic materials,"" the chemical compounds used in gun and rocket propellants as well as in aircraft cockpit ejection seats. Initially charged to improve the penetrating power of warheads against steel armor, Indian Head became the proving grounds for testing guns, propellant powder, shells, mounts, and armor, notably the manufacture and testing of Jet Assist Takeoff (JATO), Zuni, Talos, and Polaris rockets and missiles. First published in 1990 as a private publication for the navy, Powder and Propellants is now available again as a revised and expanded second edition, with a new chapter on the institution's last decade. Those interested in military history, technology, and government institutional history will find this book invaluable.

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Acerca del autor

RODNEY P. CARLISLE is vice president of History Associates Incorporated, a historical services firm in Rockville, Maryland, and professor of history at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. He is the author of numerous books, including Brandy, Our Man in Acapulco, published by the University of North Texas Press.

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Editorial
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1574411497
ISBN 13 
9781574411492
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Número de páginas
368
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