{"product_id":"2026200013691-secondhand-scientists-and-war","title":"Scientists And War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the volatile intersection of laboratory and battlefield, Scientists and War presents a penetrating examination of the role science and technology have played in shaping the nature and conduct of modern warfare. Sir Solly Zuckerman — one of Britain's most distinguished scientific advisors and a key figure in Allied strategy during the Second World War — draws on decades of firsthand experience at the highest levels of government and military planning to argue that the relationship between the scientific community and the machinery of war is far more complex, and far more consequential, than the public has ever been permitted to understand. He chronicles the transformation of warfare through scientific innovation, from the development of conventional weapons to the dawning nuclear age, illustrating how decisions made in the corridors of power often outpace the moral and strategic reasoning needed to guide them.\n\nWritten with the authority of an insider and the conscience of a humanist, this work challenges the assumption that science is a neutral instrument, arguing instead that scientists bear a profound responsibility for the uses to which their work is put. Zuckerman's prose is precise and dispassionate yet carries an unmistakable urgency, reflecting a mind shaped equally by empirical rigour and ethical concern. A landmark contribution to the debate on science, power, and responsibility, it leaves the reader asking a question that grows more pressing with every passing decade: who, ultimately, controls the weapons that science builds?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160924102875,"sku":"2026200013691-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/02142c39-a697-43d8-8309-bec69c74d313.png?v=1787188404","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013691-secondhand-scientists-and-war","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}