Defence Science and its organization

Authors

  • D. S. Kothari Ministry of Defence

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.2.3362

Keywords:

Defence, Industry, Research, operetional research, Manchester Joint Research Council, weapons, Doubt and Certainty in Science.

Abstract

The most fertile field for operational research is that concerned with weapon economics, that is the evaluation of effectiveness of a weapon A compared with say another weapon B. This problem of evaluation of weapon efficiencies, or weapon economics for brevity, arises at all levels. Advantages to change from say Rifle A to Rifle B.

Author Biography

D. S. Kothari, Ministry of Defence

Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence.

References

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, October 1951.

Combat Forces Journal, February 1951.

Nature , April 8, 1950 : White Paper (U.K.) on Defence Estimates

for 1950-51.

Contributions to the Theory of Games : H. W. Kohn and A. W. Tucker (Editors). Princeton Uni. Press 1950.

Science, May 4, 1951.

Attitudes of scientists'and Engineers about, their government employment (Spouse University) Volume I.

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Published

2013-01-01

How to Cite

Kothari, D. S. (2013). Defence Science and its organization. Defence Science Journal, 2(2-3), 66–82. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.2.3362

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General Papers