Naval innovation for the 21st century : the Office of Naval Research since the end of the Cold War / Office of Naval Research in the post-Cold War era

Naval innovation for the 21st century : the Office of Naval Research since the end of the Cold War /

"The Office of Naval Research, known widely as ONR, was formed in 1946 largely to support the pursuit of basic science to help ensure future U.S. naval dominance--and as such, it set the model for the subsequently created National Science Foundation. But everything changed after the Cold War. T...

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Main Author: Buderi, Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2013.
Subjects:
United States. > Office of Naval Research > History.
Naval research > United States > History.
Naval art and science > Technological innovations > United States.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; List of Illustrations and Graphics; Foreword by Rear Admiral Jay M. Cohen, USN (Ret.); Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; PART I: ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY; 1. The Office of Naval Relevance; 2. The Bird Dogs and Admiral Bowen; 3. Urge to Merge; 4. The New ONR; 5. The Valley of Death; 6. Out of the Box; 7. War Footing: Organizing for a New Era; PART II: DEPARTMENT AND PROJECT PROFILES; 8. Combating Terrorism; 9. New Eye for the New Navy; 10. Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance; 11. T-Craft; 12. The Virtual Warfighter; 13. The Electromagnetic Railgun; Interviews.
  • NotesBibliography; Index; About the Author.

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