NATS 1775 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: The Roots, Judaism, Chain Home
15 Dec 2018
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Nats1775 unit 12: science, technology and wwii. Interwar period (between wwi and wii) set foundation for new era of big science projects that will become a staple of wwii and post war period. Industries conduct both basic and applied research: political and social goals are stated as justification for the development of certain projects, political goals are combined with scientists having some autonomy in setting work goals. The roots of big science the us prepares itself for another war. With rise of nazi party, germany started ignoring the military restrictions placed on them from the. They started building up the military forces and made improvements in aviation and tanks (blitzkrieg) Growing concerns about nazi advanced technology and a desire to be better prepared for a new world war led to the formation of the national defense research council. Combining industrial and educational resources under military umbrella will become foundation for future of us technology.
