history of technology - history of technology - Military technology: The same period saw the evolution of the fortified stronghold from the Anglo-Saxon motte-and-bailey, a timber tower encircled by a timber and earth wall, to the formidable, fully developed masonry castle that had become an anachronism by the end of the Middle Ages because of the development of artillery.

This article traces the development of military technology by historical period, from prehistory to the 18th century. For a discussion of modern military technology, see small arm , artillery , rocket and missile system , nuclear weapon , chemical warfare , biological warfare , fortification , tank , naval ship , submarine , military aircraft , warning system , and military communication .

03/01/2018 · Internal combustion is literally the engine that drives the military to this day. 27. Walkie Taklie. Walkie talkies were the result of a 1940 contract the U.S. government gave to …

This was one of the first and longest serving revolvers in American military history. Revolvers offered the advantage of being able to fire multiple times before needing to be reloaded. Samuel Colt's revolvers went on to become one of the most recognizable lines of handguns for American service members.

29/11/2007 · American Military Technology traces the interplay of technology and science with the armed forces of the United States in terms of what Hacker and Vining view as epochs: 1840–1865, the introduction of modern small arms, steam power, and technology, science, and medicine; 1900–1914, the naval arms race, torpedoes and submarines, and the signal corps …