Drones : what everyone needs to know / Sarah Kreps, Cornell University.
Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. Through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the world with pinpoint accuracy. Now civilian industries a...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | What everyone needs to know.
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| Physical Description: | x, 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
Drones quite possibly represent the most transformative military innovation since jet engines and atomic weaponry. Through satellite imaging and remote technology, countries such as the United States can destroy small targets halfway around the world with pinpoint accuracy. Now civilian industries are acquiring drones for everything from monitoring crops to delivering packages. Kreps explains how they and the systems associated with them work, how they are being used today, and what will become of the technology in the future. |
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| Call Number: | UG1242.D7 K73 2016 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190235345 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0190235349 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780190235352 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0190235357 (pbk. : alk. paper) |