{"product_id":"accessory-to-war-the-unspoken-alliance-between-astrophysics-and-the-military-9780393064445","title":"Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 more 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, \u003cem\u003eAccessory to War\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLang, Avis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAvis Lang\u003c\/strong\u003e is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium. For half a decade, she edited Tyson's \u003cem\u003eNatural History\u003c\/em\u003e magazine column, Universe, parts of which became the basis for his \u003cem\u003eAstrophysics for People in a Hurry\u003c\/em\u003e, and later edited his anthology \u003cem\u003eSpace Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDegrasse Tyson, Neil:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNeil deGrasse Tyson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eAstrophysics for People in a Hurry\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51414707208466,"sku":"9780393064445","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b58ccba0-e64f-49d0-8024-58beeccac523.jpg?v=1751126547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/accessory-to-war-the-unspoken-alliance-between-astrophysics-and-the-military-9780393064445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}