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

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

Jeff Hecht

320 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative slow-paced

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The whole story of laser weapons with a focus on its many interesting characters and sometimes bizarre schemesThe laser–a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century–quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate ...

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