Article ID: CBB305296955

Infrared Missiles, Some Young Scientists and a New Technology (2008)

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Hempstead, Colin A. (Author)


Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Volume: 14
Pages: 179-215


Publication Date: 2008
Edition Details: Special Issue on the Social History of Military Technology
Language: English

This article explores the development of infrared air-to-air missiles in Great Britain in the 1950s.

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Article Author missing; (2008) Introduction: Why the Social History of Military Technology. Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology (pp. 1-2). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Haka, Andeas T.
Anthony Eames
Littman, Michael
Sacko, David H.
Watkins, David
Nilsson, Mikael
Concepts
Military technology
Technology
Jet propulsion
Missiles, Guided
Aircraft, Jet
Development of technology; change in technology
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
19th century
16th century
15th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Sweden
Germany
Australia
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United States. Department of Defense
Great Britain. Defence Evaluation Research Agency
United States Navy
United States Air Force (USAF)
Strategic Defense Initiative
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