Flight Of The Evening Star
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Flight Of The Evening Star
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Author : Justyn Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Flight Of The Evening Star written by Justyn Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fantasy fiction categories.
The Evening Star
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Author : Henry S. F. Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
The Evening Star written by Henry S. F. Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Science categories.
"Much more is observed than Venus in The Evening Star, a smoothly written account of the Magellan spacecraft... Mr. Cooper is able to convey the sense of excitement felt by the engineers and scientists. But the star of the story is definitely Venus."--New York Times. "The anger and the arguments, the petty feuds, the politics of science, the grubbing for grants, make fascinating reading."--Nature. In size, density, and composition, Venus is almost identical to Earth, yet its nature and history turn out to be as different as close relatives sometimes can be. In The Evening Star Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr., veteran science and space reporter for the New Yorker, tracks the Magellan spacecraft that has been mapping Venus from orbit since August 1990. In eloquent, vivid prose, Cooper introduces us to the engineers who have nursed the spacecraft's fragile electronics and the scientists who have used the spacecraft's data to assemble a picture of this strange new world. An evocative narrative of the people who do science and the challenges that confront them, The Evening Star is an illuminating portrait not only of Venus's character but of Earth's as well, and of the place of the two siblings in the family of planets. "What makes this a particularly gripping story is that the author had extraordinary access to the project scientists. The result is a superb first-hand account of the Magellan scientists grapplingwith the bizarre geology of a world in the grip of a runaway greenhouse effect... Lucid, informative, and entertaining."--Air & Space. "A unique perspective on the Magellan program, seen through the eyes of the engineers and scientists working on it."--Christian Science Monitor.
Flight Not Improbable
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Author : Simine Short
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-05-21
Flight Not Improbable written by Simine Short and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book is a must-read for all those interested in the evolution of airplanes. Its protagonist, Octave Chanute, is best known for his scientific and collaborative approach to the engineering problems related to the development of flight and for the support he gave to the many aeronautical pioneers, including the Wright Brothers. But, as the author clearly demonstrates, this engineer’s contributions in the aeronautical field have frequently been underestimated, even though almost every famous and not so famous aeronautical enthusiast contacted him and used the readily available drawings of his glider to build and then learn to fly in their own design. Chanute’s biplane glider design, developed and flown first in 1896 in the Indiana Dunes along Lake Michigan, proved to be a key step in the evolution of the flying machine. By freely sharing not only drawings of the general design of this aircraft but also the lessons learned, the biplane became the starting point or prototype for many experimenters and can be considered the foundation for the modern airplane. This book focuses on Chanute’s work in aeronautics. Not having the internet of today, he became the “post-box of early aeronautics,” not only because of his landmark book “Progress in Flying Machines” but also because of his strong connections to anyone and everyone who worked in the aeronautical field. He made a point of continuing to learn throughout his own life, and strongly believed in sharing knowledge, while fostering and mentoring all those who were willing to learn.
Soviet Space Programs Organization Plans Goals And International Implications
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Aeronautical and Space Sciences
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Soviet Space Programs Organization Plans Goals And International Implications written by United States. Congress. Senate. Aeronautical and Space Sciences and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with categories.
On The Shoulders Of Titans
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Author : Barton C. Hacker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
On The Shoulders Of Titans written by Barton C. Hacker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Electronic government information categories.
This New Ocean
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Author : Loyd S. Swenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
This New Ocean written by Loyd S. Swenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Astronautics categories.
Flight To The Top Of The World
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Author : David L. Bristow
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2018-07-01
Flight To The Top Of The World written by David L. Bristow and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In his day Walter Wellman (1858–1934) was one of America’s most famous men. To his contemporaries, he seemed like a character from a Jules Verne novel. He led five expeditions in search of the North Pole, two by dogsled and three by dirigible airship, and in 1910 made the first attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air—which the self-styled expert on aerial warfare saw as a mission of world peace. He endured hardships, cheated death on more than one occasion, and surrounded himself with a team of assistants as eccentric and audacious as he was. In addition to his daring adventures, Wellman became a nationally known political reporter and unofficial spokesman for the McKinley and Roosevelt administrations. He was not the first newspaper-sponsored adventurer, but more than any of his predecessors he turned exploration into a real-time media event, and his reputation both flourished and suffered because of it. Wellman lived during a time of rapid social and technological change, when explorers were racing to fill in the last remaining blank spots on the map and when aviation promised to fulfill humanity’s greatest hopes and darkest fears. Flight to the Top of the World is a window into Wellman’s time and illuminates many of its dreams and contradictions.
The Wright Brothers
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Author : David McCullough
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-05-05
The Wright Brothers written by David McCullough 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 2015-05-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Chronicles the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the Wright brothers, sharing insights into the disadvantages that challenged their lives and their mechanical ingenuity. By the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Truman.
Gemini 5
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Author : David J. Shayler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-03-07
Gemini 5 written by David J. Shayler and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-07 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This third book of the Gemini mission series focuses on the flight that simulated in Earth orbit the duration of an eight-day Apollo mission to the Moon. After the proof-of-concept test flights Gemini 1, 2 and 3 (as described in GEMINI FLIES!) and the success of the first American EVA as well as the four-day U.S. mission (GEMINI 4), NASA gained the confidence to gradually increase mission time spent in orbit. This is the first known book to focus solely on the Gemini 5 mission and its challenges with equipment failures and difficult living conditions. The mission was targeted to double the endurance of the previous one, and as such was an integral stepping stone for an even more audacious mission four months later. Attempting the eight- and then fourteen-day durations would be an opportunity for America to gain the lead in space exploration over the Soviets. This mission pioneered the duration of a flight to the Moon and back three years before Apollo 8 made that journey, without a lunar landing, for the first time.
The Stuff Of Science Fiction
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Author : Gary Westfahl
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-09-27
The Stuff Of Science Fiction written by Gary Westfahl and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
While students and general readers typically cannot relate to esoteric definitions of science fiction, they readily understand the genre as a literature that characteristically deals with subjects such as new inventions, space, robot and aliens. This book looks at science fiction in precisely this manner, with twenty-one chapters that each deal with a subject that is repeatedly addressed in science fiction of recent centuries. Based on a packet of original essays that the author assembled for his classes, the book could serve as a supplemental textbook in science fiction classes, but also contains material of interest to science fiction scholars and others devoted to the genre. In some cases, chapters offer thorough surveys of numerous works involving certain subjects, such as imagined vehicles, journeys beneath the Earth and undersea adventures, discovering intriguing patterns in the ways that various writers developed their ideas. When comprehensive coverage of ubiquitous topics such as robots, aliens and the planet Mars is impossible, chapters focus on major themes referencing selected texts. A conclusion discusses other science fiction subjects that were omitted for various reasons, and a bibliography lists additional resources for the study of science fiction in general and the topics of each chapter.