{"product_id":"implosion-9781118462423","title":"Implosion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImplosion\u003c\/i\u003e is a focused study of the history and uses of high-reliability, solid-state electronics, military standards, and space systems that support our national security and defense. This book is unique in combining the interdependent evolution of and interrelationships among military standards, solid-state electronics, and very high-reliability space systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting with a brief description of the physics that enabled the development of the first transistor, \u003ci\u003eImplosion\u003c\/i\u003e covers the need for standardizing military electronics, which began during World War II and continues today. The book shows how these twin topics affected, and largely enabled, the highest reliability and most technologically capable robotic systems ever conceived.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis riveting history helps readers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRealize the complex interdependence of solid-state electronics and practical implementations in the national security and defense space programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the evolut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It has elements of all four, but its real value is in the  amalgamation of these divergent elements into a meaningful whole.\" (\u003ci\u003eQuest: The History of Spaceflight\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms, Abbreviations, and Program Names xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Activation Energy (1931-1968)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Washington . . . We Have a Problem . . . 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Quantum Leap 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Preparation 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Final Frontiers 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Minuteman Means Reliability 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Skinning Cats 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Startup Transient (1969-1980)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Changing the Sea State 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Space Parts: From A to S 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. There's S, and Then There's S 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. A Little Revolution Now and Then Is Good 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Quality on the Horizon 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Switching Transient (1980–1989)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Crossing the Operational Divide 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Stocking the Shelves 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Hammered 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Battlegrounds: Reorganization and Reform 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Implementing Change in a Changing World 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Shorting To Ground (1989-2002)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Leap First, Look Later 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Hardly Standing PAT 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Resetting the Circuit Breakers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Brewing the Perfect Storm 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Summing the Parts 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Can One Ever Truly Go Home Again? 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 322\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406874648919,"sku":"9781118462423","price":47.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118462423.jpg?v=1730497410","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/implosion-9781118462423","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}