Blackett's war
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; cm.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
940.54516 B628
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940.54516 B628
1 available
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Street Date
1302
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating U-boat onslaughts, the British War Cabinet decided to try a new strategy in the foundering naval campaign. To do so, they hired an intensely private, bohemian physicist who was also an ardent socialist. Patrick Blackett was a former navy officer and future winner of the Nobel Prize; he is little remembered today, but he and his fellow scientists did as much to win the war against Nazi Germany as almost anyone else. As director of the World War II antisubmarine effort, Blackett used little more than simple mathematics and probability theory--and a steadfast belief in the utility of science--to save the campaign against the U-boat. Employing these insights in unconventional ways, from the washing of mess hall dishes to the color of bomber wings, the Allies went on to win essential victories against Hitler's Germany."--www.Amazon.com.
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