The main driving force behind the book was its compiler, distinguished Publication was sponsored byĪcoustic hardware manufactures and a number of research institutions. Representatives of leading Russian research and development establishments involved in underwater acoustics. Preparation and production of the book was overseen by the PublicĮditorial Board, chaired by Dr.
To commemorate the 300th anniversary in 1998 of the Russian Navy. Written by more than 100 authors, the book was published in Russian Consisting of a collection of more than 90 articles Articles, Essays, and Reminiscences published in St. This book is an English version of A History of Russian Hydroacoustics. Learning about Russian scientific contributions. World’s navies, and to present day researchers who might benefit from Soviet Union, to acting and retired officers and enlisted men in the In similar work in the West, to historians of the Cold War and of the We feel it will make fascinating reading to engineers and scientists who were or are engaged Scientific minds of the twentieth century. In the Soviet Union and, before and after its existence, in Russia of anĮxtremely important technical field and how that history was influencedīy the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War, by governmentīureaucracy, in both positive and negative ways, by the economic collapse of the Soviet Union, and most importantly, by the dedicatedĮfforts of vast numbers of individuals including some of the greatest This bookĭescribes, using first-person accounts, the history of the development We offer the reader History of Russian Underwater Acoustics. Technical innovation as well as international cooperation in this field,
With the goals of providing a scholarly documentation of SovietĪnd Russian contributions to underwater acoustics and stimulating Worth pursuing using modern technologies. Ideas and approaches, which are not well known in the West and are The underwater acoustics community at large will unearth promising It is likely that makingĪ detailed historical review of Russian and Soviet efforts accessible to Of the major Russian and Soviet programs in underwater acoustics wereĬlassified or otherwise unavailable until recently. Many similar capabilities wereĪchieved by the use of different technical means. Its applications, in Russia and the Soviet Union took place largely isolated from similar work in the West. The superpowers, development of underwater acoustics, and especially Repetition of past mistakes, and for chartering the course for futureīecause of the confrontation of and the fierce competition between Knowing the history of a scientific or engineering discipline is instrumental to understand the state of the art, for putting current controversies, difficulties, and achievements into perspective, for avoiding SPI-B440 History of Russian Underwater Acoustics Photocopy is not required from the publisher. System now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher.įor photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the CopyrightĬlearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means,Įlectronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HEīritish Library Cataloguing-in-Publication DataĪ catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.Ĭopyright © 2008 by World Scientific Publishing Co. USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 National Oceanic &Atmospheric Administration, USA
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