The Space Age Generation: Lives and Lessons from the Golden Age of Solar System Exploration - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:William Sheehan, Klaus R. BraschPublish date:2024-03-05Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Arizona PressISBN-13:9780816551040ISBN-10:816551049UPC:9780816551040Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ScienceBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Space ScienceBook Topic:PlanetarySize:9.23 x 6.33 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC3N0AWN05
In 1957 Sputnik launched toward the stars. President Kennedy then announced that the United States would send men to the Moon and then return them to Earth.These pivotal moments sparked an unequaled bound forward in human innovation and scientific exploration. At the heart of this momentous time were the men and women working behind the scenes. Scientists, historians, and astronomers share their memories and contributions from this unparalleled era in essays told in their own words. They are the remarkable generation who witnessed and contributed to some of space science's most stunning achievements. Here they have recorded their memories--their childhood inspirations, their challenges, failures, and triumphs--for future generations. A unique and authoritative record of a momentous period in human history, The Space Age Generation highlights the golden age of space exploration and the people who made it happen. Contributors
Leo Aerts
Alexander Basilevsky
Klaus Brasch
Clark R. Chapman
Dale P. Cruikshank
William K. Hartmann
William Leatherbarrow
Baerbel Koesters Lucchitta
Yvonne Pendleton
Peter H. Schultz
William Sheehan
Paolo Tanga
Charles A. Wood
Leo Aerts
Alexander Basilevsky
Klaus Brasch
Clark R. Chapman
Dale P. Cruikshank
William K. Hartmann
William Leatherbarrow
Baerbel Koesters Lucchitta
Yvonne Pendleton
Peter H. Schultz
William Sheehan
Paolo Tanga
Charles A. Wood
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Arizona PressISBN-13:9780816551040ISBN-10:816551049UPC:9780816551040Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ScienceBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Space ScienceBook Topic:PlanetarySize:9.23 x 6.33 x 1.05 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC3N0AWN05
William Sheehan is a retired psychiatrist, amateur astronomer, and astronomical historian who has written twenty books on astronomy. His most recent books are Discovering Mars (with Jim Bell) and Venus (with Sanjay Limaye). Klaus Brasch is a retired academic and life-long amateur astronomer. He has published more than one hundred biomedical research papers as well as numerous popular science articles dealing with astronomy and astrobiology.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
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