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Lancer de feu : la technologie des projectiles à travers l'histoire par Alfred W. Crosby (Anglais)

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État
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ISBN-13
9780521791588
Book Title
Throwing Fire: Projectile Technology Through History
ISBN
9780521791588
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Throwing Fire : Projectile Technology Through History
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Alfred W. Crosby
Item Length
9.3in
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Number of Pages
218 Pages

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From rocks and arrows to the V2 and the rocket, man has been driven to dominate the world around him, including other humans, by throwing missiles. This lighthearted and interesting book begins in the Pliocene when man became his worst enemy and shows how well-suited the human body is to running and throwing. Missiles became more sophisticated during the Upper Palaeolithic and Crosby ponders whether our developed skill as game hunters had anything to do with the mass extinctions of the Late Pleistocene. Much of the book conside the weapon technology of the Middle Ages, in particular the trebuchet, and the significance of the spread of gunpowder from China. Finally Crosby discusses the development of the bomb and the longest throw' which has carried man into Space.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521791588
ISBN-13
9780521791588
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1933415

Product Key Features

Author
Alfred W. Crosby
Publication Name
Throwing Fire : Projectile Technology Through History
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
218 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
16 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Uf750 .C76 2002
Reviews
"This is a delightful little book...[readers] who are interested in man's interaction with technology will find Crosby's arguments attractive." Air Power History, 'Within less than 200 pages he tells a coherent tale including both pertinent detail and amusing anecdote covering the period from Neanderthal prehumans to the present.' History Today, "Well-written and fascinating throughout, the book is particularly instructive in linking developments in prehistory with those in more recent times." Journal of World History, Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, 'Throughout the volume he makes a judicious use of evidence from a variety of disciplines - archaeology, anthropology, history, rocket science, physics, chemistry, strategic studies - in a manner that is very accessible to people outside any given branch of scholarly study. In short, the volume is very well written and engaging … this is a systematic, well-written and engaging exploration of the ways in which humans have thrown fire.' Social Anthropology, "Even if experts are likely to find little that is new, they may well benefit by looking at familiar material from the fresh angles that Crosby suggests." Barton C. Hacker Technology and Culture, "Alfred Crosby has applied his inimitable wit to two human traits, our capacities for throwing and burning, to track the history of the species. An enjoyable and provocative essay." Stephen Pyne, Arizona State University, "Crosby's new book is another home run, worthy of its predecessors..." The International History Review, 'Throughout the volume he makes a judicious use of evidence from a variety of disciplines - archaeology, anthropology, history, rocket science, physics, chemistry, strategic studies - in a manner that is very accessible to people outside any given branch of scholarly study. In short, the volume is very well written and engaging ... this is a systematic, well-written and engaging exploration of the ways in which humans have thrown fire.' Social Anthropology, "Alfred Crosby is deservedly famous as an environmental historian and entertaining writer. In this book he does it again, telling us all about projectiles from the time of our ape origins up to the Space Age. Having read this book, you will understand history, and you will also have the most interesting stories to relate at cocktail parties." Jared M. Diamond
Table of Content
Part I. Who, Why, and How: 1. The Pliocene: something new is afoot; Part II. The First Acceleration, The First Projectiles: 2. The Pliocene and Pleistocene: 'you are what you throw'; 3. The Pleistocene and Holocene: 'cooking the Earth'; 4. The Upper Paleolithic: 'humanity and other disasters'; 5. From weapon craftsmanship to weapon technology; Part III. The Second Acceleration: Gunpowder: 6. The Chinese elixir; 7. Gunpowder as centripetal force; 8. Brown Bess to Big Bertha; Part IV. The Third Acceleration: Into Extraterrestrial and Subatomic Space: 9. The V-2 and the bomb; 10. The longest throws; Part V. The Fourth Acceleration.
Copyright Date
2002
Topic
Military Science, Military / General
Lccn
2001-052556
Dewey Decimal
623.45109
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History

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