Bousquet’slandmarkbookexaminestheimpactofkeytechnologiesandscientificideasonthetheoryandpracticeofwarfareandthehandlingoftheperennialtensionbetweenorderandchaosonthebattlefield.Spanningtheentiremodernera,fromtheScientificRevolutiontothepresent,itoffersasystematicaccountofmodernwarfareastheconstitutionofincreasinglycomplexassemblagesofbodiesandmachineswhoseintegrationrestsuponamilitaryassimilationofscientificthought.Reflectingthepervasiveinfluenceofscientificconceptualframeworksuponwarfare,modernarmieshavebeensuccessivelyorganisedbyreferencetotheparadigmatictechnologiesoftheclock,engine,computer,andnetwork.Conversely,majorscientificdevelopmentsandtechnologicalbreakthroughshavebecomeintertwinedwiththeexperienceofwar,especiallysincetheSecondWorldWar’sunprecedentedmobilisationofscientificrationalityandtechnicalexpertise.Thisincreasinglytightsymbiosisbetweenscience,technology,andwarisattheheartofboththetremendouspowersandenduringpathologiesdisplayedbythecontemporarymilitarymachine.Inthisnewandrevisededition,Bousquetextendstheanalysistoencompassthelatestdevelopmentsinthescientificwayofwarfareinthemidstofrenewedgreatpowercompetitionandawaveoftechnologicalinnovationinartificialintelligenceandrobotics.
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