Accessory to War

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Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
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Author Neil deGrasse Tyson, Avis Lang
LanguageEnglish
Subject Astrophysics
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
September 11, 2018
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-393-06444-5
OCLC 1049572472
Preceded by Astrophysics for People in a Hurry  

Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military is the fifteenth book by American astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson which he co-wrote with researcher and writer Avis Lang. It was released on September 11, 2018 by W. W. Norton & Company. [1] The book chronicles war and the use of space as a weapon going as far back as before the Ancient Greeks, and includes examples such as Christopher Columbus' use of his knowledge of a lunar eclipse and the use of satellite intelligence by the United States during the Gulf War. [2] [3] While speaking on the book, Tyson told National Geographic that he regards the collaboration between science and the military as a "two-way street." [4]

Marcelo Gleiser wrote that the book "rings like a wake-up call, even if an uncomfortable one." [3]

References

  1. ↑ Tyson, Neil Degrasse; Lang, Avis (11 September 2018). Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military. National Geographic Books. ISBN   978-0393064445.
  2. ↑ Temming, Maria (4 September 2018). "'Accessory to War' probes the uneasy alliance between space science and the military". Science News. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Gleiser, Marcelo (17 September 2018). "'Accessory To War' An Uncomfortable Wake-Up Call For Some". NPR.
  4. ↑ Worrall, Simon (19 October 2018). "From telescopes to GPS: military, space science are linked". National Geographic.

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