Airboe Laser: Bullets of Light

by: Robert W. Duffner (Author)

Publisher: Basic Books

Publication Date: 1997/8/21

Language: English

Print Length: 398 pages

ISBN-10: 0306456222

ISBN-13: 9780306456220

Book Description

Airboe Laser: Bullets of Light traces the development of the airboe laser from its scientific beginning to its development as a viable shield against missile attacks. For the first time, a professional historian has had access to formerly classified information, and has interwoven a rich documentary/history of scientists and engineers dealing with seemingly intractable technical problems. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the workings of a military laboratory involved with solving the problems of laser technology. The people responsible for this work come to life, and their long jouey toward the implementation of their research is a real success story – one that has never been told. On another level, the book is a case study for those who are tempted to dismiss a demonstration system as a mere engineering problem. The results of the program have proven far-reaching, and contain lessons for the current generation of star warriors.

About the Author

Airboe Laser: Bullets of Light traces the development of the airboe laser from its scientific beginning to its development as a viable shield against missile attacks. For the first time, a professional historian has had access to formerly classified information, and has interwoven a rich documentary/history of scientists and engineers dealing with seemingly intractable technical problems. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the workings of a military laboratory involved with solving the problems of laser technology. The people responsible for this work come to life, and their long jouey toward the implementation of their research is a real success story – one that has never been told. On another level, the book is a case study for those who are tempted to dismiss a demonstration system as a mere engineering problem. The results of the program have proven far-reaching, and contain lessons for the current generation of star warriors.