MATH & TECHNOLOGY IN THE MILITARY Recommended Books Military Technology By Ron Fridell Learn amazing facts about military technology in this fast-paced glimpse into the future of science. Codes, ciphers, and cartography : Math goes to war by Terry Burrows. Introduction : math at war -- Navigation -- Military surveying -- Codes and ciphers -- Codebreaking -- Ballistics -- Codes in WWII -- Breaking the Enigma code -- Aeronautics -- Logistics -- Statistics and Records -- Weapons and warfare timeline. U.S. Military Robots By B. Alpert From the Publisher “When the job is too dangerous for soldiers, the military often uses robots. Learn more about these amazing machines, including how they are controlled, what they look like, and the types of missions they face.” The Science of Military Vehicles The mighty Humvee, the stealthy Ohio class submarine, and the speeding B2 bomber. These vehicles and many more use the principles of science to keep the military on the move. But how? Find the answers when you read about the military's incredible mixture of science and technology. From the Publisher Becoming Invisible: From Camouflage to Cloaks By C. Mooney “...looking at types of camouflage, explaining how stealth technology and blue screen backgrounds work, and examining research into invisibility cloaks. Nugget on the flight deck by Patricia Newman “Aboard an aircraft carrier, a lieutenant introduces a new aviator to the "lingo" and layout before taking him on a practice dogfight.” Gr K-2 picture book
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MATH & TECHNOLOGY IN THE MILITARY
Recommended Books
Military Technology By Ron Fridell Learn amazing facts about military technology in this fast-paced glimpse into the future of science.
Codes, ciphers, and cartography : Math goes to war
by Terry Burrows. Introduction : math at war -- Navigation -- Military
surveying -- Codes and ciphers -- Codebreaking -- Ballistics -- Codes in WWII -- Breaking the Enigma code -- Aeronautics -- Logistics -- Statistics
and Records -- Weapons and warfare timeline.
U.S. Military Robots
By B. Alpert From the Publisher “When the job is too dangerous for soldiers, the military often uses robots. Learn more about these amazing machines, including how they are controlled, what they look like, and the types of missions they face.”
The Science of Military Vehicles
The mighty Humvee, the stealthy Ohio class submarine, and the speeding B2 bomber. These vehicles and many more use the principles of science to keep the military on the move. But how? Find the answers when you read about the military's incredible mixture of science and technology. From the Publisher
Becoming Invisible: From Camouflage to Cloaks By C. Mooney “...looking at types of camouflage, explaining how stealth technology and blue screen backgrounds work, and examining research into invisibility cloaks.
Nugget on the flight deck by Patricia Newman “Aboard an aircraft carrier, a lieutenant introduces a new aviator to the "lingo" and layout before taking him on a practice dogfight.” Gr K-2 picture book
Recommended Books
Beautiful Blue World Threads of Blue By Suzanne LaFleur (Grade 5+) “From the Publisher: The thrilling sequel to the acclaimed Beautiful Blue World follows a brave girl who must flee her country during wartime and work undercover to defeat the enemy. For fans of The War That Saved My Life and Wolf Hollow. ‘A thoughtful, pellucid story . . . [that] gently probes questions of loyalty, patriotism and sacrifice." --The Wall Street Journal’
Magic Tree House series Danger in the Darkest Hour World War II (Fact Tracker, Book 36) Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"
Spy Codes and Ciphers By S.Mitchell “Drawing conclusions -- Connecting the dots -- Cracking the enigma -- Lost languages -- Good will hacking -- Spies like who? A career in codes. Discusses different methods of secret communications used by spies, such as Morse code, the Enigma machine, the Najavo language, and digital steganography, and includes career information.”
George Washington, Spymaster By T. Allen A biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focusing on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war.
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