Countdown: A History of Space Flight
by T. A. Heppenheimer
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T. A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is."-The Times (London) "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union . . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists."-Scientific American. "Countdown is by far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly show more written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories.-Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph. "Science writer Heppenheimer's readable account provides a timely historical overview of the early visionaries, the engineers, and the geopolitical forces that placed men on the moon and created today's aerospace industry. . . . A thoughtful analysis that is highly recommended.-Library Journal. "By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen. . . . [Heppenheimer] concentrates unerringly on key elements, both technical and managerial, in this account of man's initial space ventures."-Lee Atwood, Former president and chairman, North American Aviation Corporation. "Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military, and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes."-Publishers Weekly show lessTags
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Beginning with a look at rocketry under Stalin and Hitler and concluding with cooperative United States-Soviet Union space ventures of the 1990s, this book offers readers a comprehensive historical account of the development of both American and Russian space activities.
Written for the layman, it is detailed, insightful, and filled with fascinating stories. Drawings and photographs accompany the text; author notes and an extensive bibliography are also included.
Highly recommended.
Written for the layman, it is detailed, insightful, and filled with fascinating stories. Drawings and photographs accompany the text; author notes and an extensive bibliography are also included.
Highly recommended.
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T. A. Heppenheimer is a well-known author who has published extensively on aviation and aerospace, business, and the history of technology. He holds a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, History, General Nonfiction, Technology
- DDC/MDS
- 387.8 — Social sciences Commerce, communications & transportation Water, air, space transportation Space flight
- LCC
- TL789.8 .U5 .H49 — Technology Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Astronautics. Space travel
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