Accessory to War

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In this fascinating foray into the centuries old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war The overlap is strong, and the knowledge flows in both directions, say the authors, because astrophysicists and military planners care about many of the same things multi spectral detection, ranging, tracking, imaging, high ground, nuclear fusion, and access to space Tyson and Lang call it a curiously complicit alliance The universe is both the ultimate frontier and the highest of high grounds, they write Shared by both space scientists and space warriors, it s a laboratory for one and a battlefield for the other The explorer wants to understand it the soldier wants to dominate it But without the right technology which is or less the same technology for both parties nobody can get to it, operate in it, scrutinize it, dominate it, or use it to their advantage and someone else s disadvantage Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite enabled warfare, Accessory to War is a richly researched and provocative examination of the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power that will introduce Tyson s millions of fans to yet another dimension of how the universe has shaped our lives and our world. Best Read [ Accessory to War ] by [ Neil deGrasse Tyson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr An alternate and, arguably, better title for this could be THE HISTORY OF ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN LESS OF A HURRY, and it s just as fascinating and richly observed as Mr Degrasse Tyson s slimmer volume from last year Unfortunately, there s also a very long section in the middle that feels like an exhaustive attempt to find every UN declaration ever made about the use of outer space, and it really bogs down what has, up until that point, been a rollicking adventure through the ages It s a An alternate and, arguably, better title for this could be THE HISTORY OF ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN LESS OF A HURRY, ...Many significant advances in our understanding of the cosmos are by products of government investment in the apparatus of warfare, and many innovative instruments of destruction are by products of advances in astrophysicsNeil deGrasse Tyson expands on this statement by leaps and bounds in his book Accessory to War The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military With almost 600 pages and nearly 19 hours via audio, Accessory to War is a mixture of science, history, educationMany significant advances in our understanding of the cosmos are by products of government investment in the apparatus of warfare, and many innovative instruments of destruction are by products of advances in astrophysicsNeil deGrasse Tyson expands on this statement by leaps and bounds in his book Accessory to War The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military With almost 600 pages and nearly 19 hours via audio, Accessory to War is a mixture of science, history, education, and thought provoking contradictions and perspective At times fascinating and at other times dry as a bone, I admit to needing several breaks during my reading experience However, Tyson has a way of helping the common non scientist, like me, learn about and understand subjects that may feel otherwise quite intimidati...I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley For anyone interested in the linkage between the missions of science and warfighting, this book is for you I feel like I can tell the pages written by Dr Tyson, and those written by Avis Lang That may sound negative, but it s not I think the humor and perspective of Dr Tyson comes throughwith the contrast Anyone interested in the early days of space both military and civil should give this a r I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley For anyone interested in the linkage between the missions of science and warfighting, this book is for you I feel like I can tell the pages written by Dr Tyson, and those written by Avis Lang That may sound negative, but it s not I think the humor and perspective of Dr Tyson comes throughwith the contrast Anyone interested in the early days of space both m...After wading through the pages of medieval history, old rudimentary inventions like longitude, and the CNN opinion like pages of anger at the American military, you got like five pages on the actual weapons of space and some information about a space war.The advertising and naming of this book was a smoke screen It was 50% venting about how terrible we are as humans because we engage in war and spend money on it which if you look at history, at least 50% of all nations energy went towards figh After wading through the pages of medieval history, old rudimentary inventions like longitude, and the CNN opinion like pages of anger at the American military, you got like five pages on the actual weapons of space and some information about a space war.The advertising and naming of this book was a smoke screen It was 50% venting about how terrible we are as humans because we engage in war and spend money on it which if you look at history, at least 50% of all nations energy went towards fighting whether they were hunter gathers or nations like Egypt Once you h...A detailed account of the impact of specific sciences on military advancement and the resulting outcomes Heavy on the military angle for those who think this is going to be another popular physics book This is not a deep dive into the theory of various physics and engineering disciplines, but instead a meshing of where funding comes from, politics, how projects are prioritized, what this prioritization does to science advancement on the global scale, how current events shape the ideals of the A detailed account of the impact of specific sciences on military advancement and the resulting outcomes Heavy on the military angle for those who think this is going to be another popular physics book This is not a deep dive into the theory of various physics and engineering disciplines, but instead a meshing of where funding comes from, politics, how projects are prioritized, what this prioritization does to science advancement on the global scale, how current events shape the ideals of the next generation of scientists, and how discovery builds overtime I m too young to remember the anti war sentiments that surrounded Vietnam, which so greatly impacted Neil, but some of my earliest memories of school are also the result of politics at the time I remember having special drills during the cold war Filing out into the hallways with my 5 or 6 year old classma...Wow, text book level amount of history about scientific innovations and military advancements Space, data, and the new High ground I liked how this book had global information and did NOT just focus on American history and American scientific res...I enjoyed this book and I m still confused as to why the title is The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military when it waslike Space and the Military Overall, I can see the relationship, but specifically, I mostly didn t see the relationship because it felt like astrophysics itself was barely explained However, I am not an astrophysicist and possess a bare minimum of scientific knowledge and in all honesty I m operating at about 3% of the brain capacity of Neil deGrass I enjoyed this book and I m still confused as to why the title is The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military when it waslike Space and the Military Overall, I can see the relationship, but specifically, I mostly didn t see the relationship because it felt like astrophysics itself was barely explained However, I am not an astrophysicist and possess a bare minimum of scientific knowledge and in all honesty I m operating at about 3% of the brain capacity of Neil deGrasse Tyson, so Otherwise, this was an interesting book, and timely, considering it was released hot on the heels of the whole Space Force farce However, after reading this book and before reading ...This book needs to be read by every congressperson and their advisors as well as every college faculty member At the same time, every college university physicist should read explain this book to every social science and humanities faculty member deGrasse Tyson challenges us in a very accessible way to understand how humans have made war increasingly dangerous not just for the combatants but also the rest of us He tells us how war has also been connected to the tools of physics He doesn This book needs to be read by every congressperson and their advisors as well as every college ...Armies and Navies and militaries, in general, have depended on science for most of history Astronomy is no exception The symbiosis between Astronomy comes in the form of navigation technologies and sensing and detection Be it navigating by the stars, using a telescope to survey a landscape on the grounds or the heavens, or using light unseen by ordinary eyes to peer into...Needs to be organized a bit better Too much chronological jumping around Otherwise an interesting read.

Accessory to War
  • English
  • 22 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 576 pages
  • 0393064441
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • Accessory to War