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Hi everyone! The rapid advancement of technology is reshaping the military landscape like never before. In today's video, ...
Inventors, scientists and engineers representing the Army, and other services, had the opportunity to demonstrate their cutting-edge technology during the Smithsonian's 2017 Military Invention Day ...
Military Invention Day highlights innovation By Tracie R. Dean, ARL Public Affairs June 2, 2017 1 / 6 Show Caption + (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL ...
Click here to see the 15 commercial products invented by the military. The military contracted out many of these inventions to private companies. One exception is the modern GPS network.
Another WWII invention came with Duct Tape. It was invented by Johnson & Johnson Co., with the request of the military to create an adhesive that could withstand difficult conditions.
Similar to the invention of radar for aircraft, Sonar saw significant military advancements during World War II. The concept focuses on emitting sound pulses, which bounce off the hulls of ships ...
Military Invention Day runs from 10:00 am through 5:30 pm at the National Museum of American History on May 18. There is no charge for admission, and all ages are welcome.
While the military use of jeeps has dwindled since World War II, U.S. sales of the Jeep Wrangler – which bears many of the design characteristics of the original – was over 240,000 in 2018.
Bit and bridle led to mega-empires “Some military inventions had cascading effects on cultural and social evolution,” explains Turchin, who conducted the data analyses in this study.
But the mother of all military inventions is what one Pentagon official dubbed the "Intergalactic Network." That wild idea became the Internet -- undoubtedly the one military invention that ...
War is never desirable, yet military innovations often lead the way in technological advancement. From the internet to modern ...
Today, more than nine in 10 U.S. households own a microwave oven. The technology is one of many military inventions that have shaped the American kitchen and kitchens worldwide.