A Girl S Guide To Missiles
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A Girl S Guide To Missiles
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Author : Karen Piper
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-08-14
A Girl S Guide To Missiles written by Karen Piper and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A surreal and poignant coming of age on a secretive missile facility, and "an incredible view of...life in a town built for war."--Booklist The China Lake missile range is located in a huge stretch of the Mojave Desert, about the size of the state of Delaware. It was created during the Second World War, and has always been shrouded in secrecy. But people who make missiles and other weapons are regular working people, with domestic routines and everyday dilemmas, and four of them were Karen Piper's parents, her sister, and--when she needed summer jobs--herself. Her dad designed the Sidewinder, which was ultimately used catastrophically in Vietnam. When her mom got tired of being a stay-at-home mom, she went to work on the Tomahawk. Once, when a missile nose needed to be taken offsite for final testing, her mother loaded it into the trunk of the family car, and set off down a Los Angeles freeway. Traffic was heavy, and so she stopped off at the mall, leaving the missile in the parking lot. Piper sketches in the belief systems--from Amway's get-rich schemes to propaganda in The Rocketeer to evangelism, along with fears of a Lemurian takeover and Charles Manson--that governed their lives. Her memoir is also a search for the truth of the past and what really brought her parents to China Lake with two young daughters, a story that reaches back to her father's World War II flights with contraband across Europe. Finally, it recounts the crossroads moment in a young woman's life when she finally found a way out of a culture of secrets and fear, and out of the desert.
Notes From The Fog
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Author : Ben Marcus
language : en
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date : 2018-08-30
Notes From The Fog written by Ben Marcus and has been published by Granta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-30 with Fiction categories.
'I wake up and I have to make the right choice,' he said. Master-stylist Ben Marcus returns with a wonder-cabinet of brain-rearranging stories. From the horrifyingly strange to the deeply touching, each story is a literary masterclass unlikely to leave the reader unchanged. From parent/child relationships thrown agonisingly off kilter, to intensely moving scenarios of dependence and emotional crisis; from left-alone bodies to new scientific frontiers, Ben Marcus is the great chronicler of the contemporary uncanny and the peculiar future. Piece by piece, he takes us apart.
Rise Of The Rocket Girls
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Author : Nathalia Holt
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2016-04-05
Rise Of The Rocket Girls written by Nathalia Holt and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-05 with History categories.
The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, helped bring about the first American satellites, and made the exploration of the solar system possible. For the first time, Rise of the Rocket Girls tells the stories of these women -- known as "human computers" -- who broke the boundaries of both gender and science. Based on extensive research and interviews with all the living members of the team, Rise of the Rocket Girls offers a unique perspective on the role of women in science: both where we've been, and the far reaches of space to which we're heading. "If Hidden Figures has you itching to learn more about the women who worked in the space program, pick up Nathalia Holt's lively, immensely readable history, Rise of the Rocket Girls." -- Entertainment Weekly
Army Of None Autonomous Weapons And The Future Of War
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Author : Paul Scharre
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2018-04-24
Army Of None Autonomous Weapons And The Future Of War written by Paul Scharre and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-24 with History categories.
"The book I had been waiting for. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Bill Gates The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems—from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter—and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart.
The Missile Next Door
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Author : Gretchen Heefner
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2012-09-10
The Missile Next Door written by Gretchen Heefner and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-10 with History categories.
In the 1960s the Air Force buried 1,000 ICBMs in pastures across the Great Plains to keep U.S. nuclear strategy out of view. As rural civilians of all political stripes found themselves living in the Soviet crosshairs, a proud Plains individualism gave way to an economic dependence on the military-industrial complex that still persists today.
Pigeon Guided Missiles
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Author : James Moore
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-08-31
Pigeon Guided Missiles written by James Moore and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with History categories.
During the Second World War, an American behavioural psychologist working with pigeons discovered that the birds could be trained to recognise an object and to peck at an image of it; when loaded into the nose-cone of a missile, these pecks could be translated into adjustments to the guidance fins, steering the projectile to its target. Pigeon-Guided Missiles reveals this and other fascinating tales of daring plans from history destined to change the world we live in, yet which ended in failure, or even disaster. Some became the victims of the eccentric figures behind them, others succumbed to financial and political misfortune, and a few were just too far ahead of their time. Discover why the great groundnut scheme cost British taxpayers £49 million, why the bid to build Minerva, a whole new country in the Pacific Ocean, sank, and why the first Channel Tunnel (started in 1881, over a century before the one we know today) hit a dead end.
Air Warfare In The Missile Age
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Author : Lon O. Nordeen
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2014-12-02
Air Warfare In The Missile Age written by Lon O. Nordeen and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-02 with History categories.
Lon O. Nordeen has completely updated his 1985 chronicle of military aviation’s evolving role in warfare, now covering the major conflicts of the past four decades. He presents the historical and political background of each conflict and includes in-depth discussions of the aircraft, weapons, tactics, training, new systems, and other factors that influenced the outcome of each war. New and existing chapters have been enhanced with information based on recently declassified material—especially regarding Vietnam—and new sources in Egypt, Israel, and the former Soviet Union. As “smart” bombs have become more successful in reducing the risks for pilots and frontline troops, air-missile warfare has become the central player in military conflicts. Air Warfare in the Missile Age, Second Edition, is a valuable resource for understanding the evolution of modern air warfare.
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Author : Priscilla Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-04-23
Cuban Missile Crisis written by Priscilla Roberts and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-23 with History categories.
Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war. Cuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide captures the historical context, the minute-by-minute drama, and the profound repercussions of the "Missiles of October" confrontation that brought the very real threat of nuclear attack to the United States' doorstep. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the crisis, it takes full advantage of recently opened Soviet archives as well as interviews with key Russian, Cuban, and U.S. officials to explore the event as it played out in Moscow, Havana, Washington, and other locations around the world. Cuban Missile Crisis contains an introductory essay by the author and alphabetically organized reference entries contributed by leading Cold War researchers. The book also includes an exceptionally comprehensive bibliography. Together, these resources give readers everything they need to understand the escalating tensions that led to the crisis as well as the intense diplomacy that resolved it, including new information about the back-channel negotiations between Robert Kennedy and Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin.
Swan Song
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Author : Robert McCammon
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-07-26
Swan Song written by Robert McCammon and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with Fiction categories.
In a nightmarish, post-holocaust world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life.
Air To Air Missile Directory
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Author : Hugh Harkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-02-28
Air To Air Missile Directory written by Hugh Harkins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This volume covers all of the major radar and infrared guided air to air missiles in current and projected near-term service. Emphasis is placed upon modern missile systems, which entered service in the 1990's and early 2000's, although all major missile systems currently in service are covered including older types, which have been serving since the 1970's. The combat use of the various missiles systems over the past three decades is also covered.